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

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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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The Shakur Stevenson vs. Devin Haney fight is in the works, but there is one major issue standing in the way

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Shakur Stevenson vs Devin Haney is ‘in talks’ but one major issue stands in the way

Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney are reportedly in talks for an all-American superfight.

Stevenson scored the biggest victory of his career this year, moving up to super lightweight to defeat Teofimo Lopez to become a four-division world champion.

Haney won titles in three weight classes and was undisputed at lightweight. Most recently he defeated Brian Norman Jr. for the WBO welterweight world title.

Both men have impressed in their recent wins and are widely considered two of the most technically elite fighters in the sport today. A fight between the two has been discussed for a long time, and The Ring’s Mike Coppinger reported that it could now become a reality if one key hurdle can be overcome – an agreed weight limit.

This problem is not effortless to solve and may prove too stern for negotiations to overcome. Haney said he felt best at welterweight and looked exhausted at super lightweight. Stevenson argues that his opponent faced Jose Ramirez at the 144-pound catchweight last year and could do the same again. While Haney handled the weight well and performed well on the night, there is no doubt he would have been at a disadvantage.

Stevenson, however, argued that he is still a natural lightweight – even though he looks comfortable against Lopez at 140 pounds – and that a meeting under the welterweight limit creates a more even playing field.

Time will tell whether this can be agreed behind the scenes. A significant amount could assist move things forward, but given their undefeated records, pound-for-pound status and position as the face of American boxing, both Stevenson and Haney will be cautious in making decisions.

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David Benavidez says his speed will be too much for Ramirez

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David Benavidez doesn’t think size alone will decide his fight against Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. Ahead of the cruiserweight title clash, Benavidez says the advantage will come down to speed, combinations and a style that he feels Ramirez hasn’t faced before.

Benavidez said Ramirez is a bigger man and is used to facing naturally bigger opponents in the cruiserweight division, but he doesn’t see it as a problem. He believes the slower pace typical of this weight will work to his advantage once the punches start falling.


Benavidez said Ramirez has never faced someone like him in an official fight. Although both have sparred in the past, Benavidez has made it clear that he sees a major difference between rounds in the gym and fighting him under the lights for twelve rounds.

“There are a lot of opportunities to hit him with a lot of combinations because he is slower,” Benavidez told Double3 Coverage. “My speed, my movement and my defense will be too much for him and I will surely overwhelm and drown him with pressure and volume.”

It’s compelling that he so casually disregards the size difference. While Zurdo Ramirez is a natural cruiserweight and holds the unified WBA/WBO titles, Benavidez is betting that speed and volume will be the universal equalizer.

Benavidez sounds like a man who thinks he’s found a flaw in the system. Moving up to cruiserweight, he believes his hand speed will be a blur compared to fighters in the 200-pound division. But here comes the fear of a massacre.

He already says this is “his era.” When a fighter begins to look beyond a unified champion like Ramirez toward a September coronation or a legacy-defining run, he usually leaves his chin exposed.

On the other hand, bookmakers do not predict a massacre, at least not in the case of Benavidez. There’s a reason he’s a -600 favorite. Most analysts believe he is just unique enough that his volume will break Zurdo’s rhythm before the size difference becomes a factor.

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Shakur Stevenson responds to reports that he is in talks to face Devin Haney next

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Shakur Stevenson responds to report that he is in talks to face Devin Haney next

Shakur Stevenson has hit the brakes following reports that he is in preliminary talks to fight Devin Haney.

Both elite Americans have claims to pound-for-pound status, both boast undefeated records and are considered among the most defensively gifted operators of the contemporary era.

However, a weight class or two has always separated them, and Haney’s recent move to welterweight – a division Stevenson says he can get to but is in no rush – seemed to make that fight less likely.

To make that happen, Stevenson said he would like Haney to agree to a catchweight of 144 pounds, the same limit he reached when defeating Jose Ramirez in 2025.

Today, The Ring’s Mike Coppinger reported that discussions had already begun, but the weight was a sticking point, with Stevenson likely still insisting on the stipulation, but Haney was keen on staying at 147 pounds.

However, Stevenson has now responded to Coppinger’s claim by speaking further X that there was no contact between the teams.

“I know the fans like to get excited and can toy with you all and easily manipulate you, but this rumor is dead for the second time. I haven’t heard a word about it, [I don’t know] what are they? [trying to] hide or hide, but me and my team haven’t heard any nonsense.”

It’s unclear where Haney and Stevenson will go next Haney is reportedly considering a move to Zuffa Boxing and Stevenson are still deciding which division to compete in.

For now, it seems any excitement about their meeting on the ropes is premature.

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