Buatsi-Hutchinson 2 Headlines Week Of Title Fights

Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson run it back for the vacant WBC heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight title on Saturday in Manchester, headlining a week packed with world championship action across three continents.

Bad Left Hook reports that the November 7 Queensberry card streams on DAZN starting at 2 pm ET, with Buatsi-Hutchinson 2 closing a show that includes Jack Rafferty facing Hovhannes Martirosyan for the vacant IBO welterweight strap and Zak Miller pursuing the vacant British featherweight belt against Gully Powar. Buatsi beat Hutchinson by split decision in their first meeting in September 2024, winning the interim WBO light heavyweight title before dropping it to Callum Smith. Both men handled their business since, setting up this second clash for Benavidez's old belt.

Zuffa Boxing and Garcia Exhibition Round Out Weekend

Also Saturday, Zuffa Boxing returns to England with a cruiserweight ten-rounder between Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke streaming on Paramount+ at 11:30 am ET, per the outlet. The card includes Denzel Bentley against Shane Mosley at middleweight, though not for the WBO title that Bentley was stripped of this week after signing with Zuffa instead of facing mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez. TrillerTV carries a pay-per-view exhibition later that night between Danny Garcia and Ruslan Provodnikov, whose last professional bout came over a decade ago. Two sanctioned fights support at $29.99: Jose Zepeda meets Alberto Machado, and Yokasta Valle defends her WBC minimumweight title against Maria Luz Peral.

The week closes Sunday with three women's title fights on ESPN from Arlington, Texas. Elif Turhan defends her IBF lightweight belt against Alycia Baumgardner, who moves up from featherweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super featherweight for the first time in five years. Ramla Ali and Mikiah Kreps fight for the vacant WBO and IBF bantamweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super bantamweight straps, while Skye Nicholson puts her WBC super bantamweight title on the line against Miyo Yoshida. Prelims stream on ESPN+ at 5:15 pm ET, with the main card following at 8:30 pm.

The Buatsi-Hutchinson rematch weighs in as the week's marquee bout, with both men chasing redemption after recent setbacks and a vacant world title hanging in the balance.

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• Bad Left Hook — Buatsi-Hutchinson 2, Danny Garcia vs Ruslan Provodnikov, Alicia Baumgardner, and more: Boxing schedule and previews for November 3-8, 2026