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Buatsi-Parker weigh-in results: Winner looks to Benavidez-Yarde

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Image: Joshua Buatsi vs Zach Parker Weigh-In Results: Saturday’s Winner Could Face the Benavidez vs Yarde Victor Next

Joshua Buatsi (19-1, 13 KO) weighed in at 174.10 pounds while his opponent Zach Parker (26-1.18 KO) weighed in at 174.9 pounds in their 10-round WBO International airy heavyweight title bout on Saturday, November 1 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. The event will be broadcast live on DAZN at 15:30 ET / 12:30 PT and 19:30 GMT.

The winner targets Benavidez-Yarde

Buatsi and Parker have a lot to offer in this matchup. The winner could fight for a world title against whoever is victorious in next month’s fight between WBC 175-pound champion David Benavidez and Anthony Yard in a Nov. 22 clash.

Weights

  • Joshua Buatsi: 174.10 vs. Zach Parker: 174.9
  • Brad Rea: 173.13 vs. Lyndon Arthur: 174.13
  • Liam Cameron: 173.13 vs. Troy Jones: 174.11
  • Billy Deniz: 174.3 vs. Ezra Arenyeka: 177.3
  • Khaleel Majid: 139.14 vs. David Ryan: 140
  • Luke Prior: 147.10 vs. Eduardo Vera Sanchez: 150.6
  • John Tom Varey: 115.8 vs. Brandon Gallardo Vargas: 116.12
  • Stephen Clarke: 161.8 vs. Jose Aguirre: 161.4
  • Brad Casey: 201.7 vs. Antonio Borovina: 200
  • Leon Hughes: 180.2 vs. Pavol Garaj: 174.15
  • Jermaine Dholiwayo: 129.7 vs. Cesar Paredes: 130.12

“He’s an ambitious player, and that makes him a threatening player. That’s enough information for me,” said Joshua Buatsi in an interview for talkSport Boxing about Zach Parker. “I need to win this to keep moving forward [promoter Frank Warren] he said the winner becomes number 1. You want to be in a position to be number 1 in the title fight. So I’m ecstatic about it.”

Why this fight still matters

A victory on Saturday could vault Buatsi to No. 1 in the WBC rankings at 175. That doesn’t mean he’ll be next to fight the winner of the Nov. 22 fight between WBC airy heavyweight champion David Benavidez and Anthony Yard. The winner will certainly want to challenge Dmitry Bivol for the IBF, WBA and WBO 175-pound belts.

Based on the way Parker and Buatsi have looked in their recent fights, they are not fighting at the level that WBC champion Benavidez is currently at. So if they challenge him, they will have to improve their game enormously to avoid becoming Benavidez’s next victim.

“He’s a guy who is determined. He knows that winning this fight is very vital for him. I’m dealing with a threatening fighter,” Buatsi told Queensberry about Zach. “We have to show that we are better on Saturday. Yes,” Joshua said when asked if he had watched a lot of Parker.

The 32-year-old Buatsi cannot afford to lose this fight if he wants to have a chance to win the November 22 fight between WBC airy heavyweight champion David Benavidez and Anthony Yard. Buatsi’s recent 12-round loss to Callum Smith on February 22, 2025, knocked him off balance in his career.

Joshua has been criticized for entering this fight due to the snail-paced approach he has taken throughout his career and his habit of long periods of inactivity. He needs to win on Saturday and take the fight against Benavidez-Yarde if it’s possible for him.

“I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for a long time,” Parker said. “I was nervous when I broke my arm against Ryder, but I’m recovering from that. Now I’m here and I’m looking forward to it. This is probably the best camp of my life.”

Parker needs to get back to his aged form

To beat Buatsi, it will need to be the best version of Parker from four years ago, as that is a substantial improvement over the four low-level fighters he faced during his recent rebuild.

Parker slammed boxing fans for giving up after four rounds with a hand injury in his November 26, 2022 fight against John Ryder. People believe that Parker should have stayed there and fought through his injury because he was facing a guy he should have beaten.

Buatsi’s chin is still a question mark

Buatsi is by no means undefeated, as we saw in his 12-round split decision over 35-year-old Callum Smith earlier this year on February 22, 2025 in Riyad. Parker has a chance to win if he can turn the fight into a war, like Callum did, and focus on targeting Buatsi’s head.

Smith hurt him in his previous fight against Willy Hutchinson. These two fights could have brought something out of Buatsi. Even if they didn’t, he showed a weakness in the chin that Zach could exploit if he wanted to go to war with him.

Last updated: 31/10/2025

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Mike Tyson lists who was better between Mayweather and Pacquiao in their prime

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Mike Tyson names who was better between Mayweather and Pacquiao in their primes

Mike Tyson has shared his verdict on who he ranks higher between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Mayweather and Pacquiao are considered two of the greatest boxing legends in recent history, and their success led to a battle between them at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2015.

It was Mayweather who won by unanimous decision, but now, more than a decade later, they will meet again for a second time while fighting at The Sphere in Las Vegas on September 19.

Mayweather is now 49 and Pacquiao is 47, both men are well past their prime, and there is often debate among boxing fans as to which man was better than the other during the best years of their careers.

Mayweather retired with a perfect 50-0 record, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez, while Pacquiao is the only eight-division boxing world champion in history to boast victories over the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto.

Heavyweight icon Tyson once expressed his own opinion on who was the better of the two, ace revealed that he thinks Pacquiao has achieved more.

“Pacquiao is better than Floyd. He overcame adversity. He got knocked out, came back and had some sensational fights against opponents that outperformed any opponent Floyd had fought.”

Before Mayweather faces Pacquiao in a rematch, he is actually scheduled to face Tyson himself, and an event between the pair will take place soon, although it appears it will not take place on the originally announced April 25 date.

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Dmitry Bivol is targeting a fight with Canelo Alvarez or David Benavidez

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Image: The New Canelo? Jose Benavidez Sr. Says Son David Will Relentlessly Pursue Dmitry Bivol's Titles After WBC Vacancy

Undisputed lithe heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol could pursue a rematch with Canelo Alvarez or a fight with David Benavidez once he finishes his current duties in the division.

Bivol’s manager, Vadim Kornilov, outlined the champion’s preferred path in comments provided by Dan Rafael, explaining that Bivol intends to first pursue a mandatory IBF defense and then return to competing with Artur Beterbiev.


He is expected to have a mandatory defense against Michael Eifert this spring. The fight was scheduled for May 23 at a gala headlined by unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

After fulfilling this obligation, Bivol’s team wants to immediately start the third fight with Beterbiev. Their rivalry produced two closely watched fights, leaving unfinished business between two fighters who have dominated the lithe heavyweight division for the past several years and built one of the most respected rivalries in the sport.

More intriguing possibilities emerge after this trilogy. Rafael reported that Bivola’s camp sees a second fight with Canelo as one of the main options still available to the champion. Bivol defeated Alvarez by unanimous decision in 2022, handing the Mexican star one of the clearest defeats of his career.

Another potential opponent in question is Benavidez, who has moved up to lithe heavyweight and has been seeking a chance to fight the top fighters in the division. The fight between Bivol and Benavidez will pit the undefeated Mexican-American challenger against a champion who currently holds four major division titles.

Kornilov also suggested that Bivol could eventually prove himself at cruiserweight, although such an idea appears to be more of a long-term possibility than an immediate plan for the undefeated champion.

For now, the plan of action remains straightforward: fulfill the IBF mandate against Eifert, complete the trilogy with Beterbiev, and then fight one of the most crucial fights that could decide the final stage of Bivol’s career.

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Jai Opetai’s undisputed dream lives on as the IBF releases a fresh statement regarding the status of the title

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Jai Opetaia undisputed dream still alive as IBF release new statement on title status

A fresh twist has been revealed in the story of Jai Opetai and the IBF cruiserweight title.

Last week it was reported that Opetaia was to be stripped of his IBF belt after the opening bell of his planned fight with Brandon Glanton on Sunday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, due to the fact that the fight was also for Zuffa’s inaugural belt.

Nevertheless, Opetaia continued his fight and declared a unanimous decision victory over Glanton extend their undefeated record to 30-0.

After the fight, Opetaia once again shared his desire to become undisputed in the cruiserweight division, and it appears he has been given the opportunity to do just that as – announced the IBF in a statement that they have not yet made a final decision to strip him of the title.

“Jai Opetaia made comments during the post-fight press conference that led the organization’s leadership to question whether his advisors fully and fully made him aware of the decisions he had to make in deciding to fight Brandon Glanton. The organization intends to take a closer look at this matter.”

The statement also included a mighty response to claims that they had decided not to sanction the fight due to feelings of “disrespect” in the run-up to the fight.

“The IBF categorically denies any suggestion or claim that it deliberately withdrew sanctions to cause harm. The IBF sanctioned the Opetaia vs. Glanton fight in good faith, expecting what was assured to happen.”

“The press conference held on March 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, made it clear that the inaugural Zuffa World Cruiserweight Championship would be held on March 8.

“The IBF, as previously stated on March 6, reserves the right to sanction title fights along with other sanctioning bodies that adhere to the same regulations that the IBF follows, and reserves the right to sanction title fights along with other fights that prepare the IBF cruiserweight title remains a subject of discussion.”

The final outcome as to whether Opetaia will indeed retain her title will be revealed in due course.

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