Eddie Hearn says he wants WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to defend against Joshua Buatsi next, while IBF, WBC & WBO champ Artur Beterbiev faces his WBC mandatory Callum Smith in the summer in Liverpool, England.
Promoter Lou DiBella has won the purse bid today to stage the IBF light heavyweight title eliminator between Joshua Buatsi and Jean Pascal.
Eddie Hearn states that he’s made an offer to #2 WBA Joshua Buatsi for him to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol next.
Now that Dmitry Bivol will not be fighting an immediate rematch with Canelo Alvarez – Canelo instead signed on for a third and final battle with Genandy Golovkin, in September – fans are wondering who Bivol will fight next.
Eddie Hearn says he wants WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to defend his title against his mandatory Joshua Buatsi next later this year if Canelo Alvarez chooses not to take the immediate rematch with the unbeaten champion.
Undefeated Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs) beat Craig Richards by a narrow 12-round unanimous decision in an exciting war on Saturday night in a WBA light heavyweight title eliminator at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs) outworked the big punching Craig Richards (17-3-1, 10 KOs) to win an exciting 12-round unanimous decision in a WBA 175-lb title eliminator on Saturday night in front of a packed house at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Eddie Hearn revealed today that the winner of the May 21st WBA light-heavyweight title eliminator between #3 Joshua Buatsi and #7 Craig Richards could be the December opponent for Canelo Alvarez should he defeat WBA 175-lb champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7th.
Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) stayed unbeaten on Saturday night in stopping the game Ricards Bolotniks (18-6-1, 8 KOs) in the eleventh round in a tougher than expected fight at the Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex, UK.
Eddie Hearn says he wants to set up a title fight for Joshua Buatsi against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol if Joshua wins his fight this Saturday night on August 14th against #3 Ricards Bolotniks at the Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex, UK.