Boxing Fans are treated to another weekend of terrific boxing. Two major cards take place on each side of the Atlantic.
The action kicks-off at the Wembley Arena as Dan Azeez and Joshua Buatsi square off in the main event. 30-year-old Buatsi, 17-0 (13), is nearing a world title and is coming off the two best wins of his career taking a 2022 decision of Craig Richards and then outclassing Pawel Stepien last May. He takes on Dan Azeez, 20-0 (13). Azeez fought twice in 2023scoring a 12th round TKO of Thomas Faure in France and then traveling to Italy last July and taking a decision over Khalid Graidia. The undercard features a highly intriguing fight between a pair of unbeaten prospects as Adam Azim, 10-0 (7) of Berkshire, UK, takes on Enock Poulsen, 14-0 (5), of Demark. Poulsen is coming off a career-best win over Italian welterweight Mirko Marchetti this past October. Azim stopped Franck Petitjean for the EBU 140-pound title in his last outing in November.
The action moves to Las Vegas as Conor Benn makes his much-anticipated return to the ring. Benn has fought with inactivity and has fought once a 10-round UD over Rodolfo Orazco back in September. A dispute with the BBB of C has kept him out of the ring for a prolonged period. However, that is over, and he will headline Las Vegas for the first time, and is putting his 22-0 (14) record on the line against the little-known "Pistol" Pete Dobson of New York City. Dobson sports a 16-0 (9) record against mostly unknown opposition. He did not fight at all in 2023 and is currently on a 20-month layoff. Dobson last fought in June 2022 and took an eight-round UD over Rodrigo Damian Coria in Atlanta. The card also features fan favorite Austin "Ammo" Williams, 15-0 (10) of Houston, Texas, who takes on Armel Mbumba-Yassa, a 10-0 (7) German-based prospect. Ammo last fought in September and dominated Steve Rolls over twn-rounds to capture the IBF North American Middleweight title.
