London, England – (October 13, 2023) – For the millions who will be watching around the world – and the ten thousand fans inside The O2 – the wait is almost over: #1-ranked light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi and #2-ranked Dan Azeez will do battle just X days from now.
And fans now know the exact time the two light-heavyweight heroes will be in the ring, as ringwalk times have today been confirmed for the Saturday, October 21st showdown which will see a new world title contender emerge.
Dan Azeez will make his ringwalk at 9.45pm, followed by Buatsi, with the final eliminator showdown between them expected to start around 10pm. The winner will emerge in pole position for a shot at the WBA World Light-Heavyweight Championship held by Dmitry Bivol.
Ringwalk times have also been confirmed for the highly-anticipated chief support bout, a bad blood British Cruiserweight Championship clash between bitter rivals Mikael Lawal and Isaac Chamberlain.
Chamberlain will walk to the ring at 8.45pm to await defending champion Lawal, setting up a seismic clash expected to commence at 9pm.
All the action is available live and exclusively on Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Showcase from 7pm and Sky Sports Main Event from 10pm.
The full card is as follows:
12 x 3 mins – WBA World Light Heavyweight Final Eliminator, British Light Heavyweight Championship, Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship @ 12st 7lbs
JOSHUA BUATSI vs DAN AZEEZ
(Croydon). (Lewisham)
12 x 3 mins – British & vacant Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship @ 14st 4lbs
MIKAEL LAWAL. V. ISAAC CHAMBERLAIN
(Shepherd’s Bush) (Brixton)
12 x 3 mins – Commonwealth Super Welterweight Championship & Bri?sh Super Welterweight Final eliminator @ 11st
LOUIS GREENE. V. SAM GILLEY
(Strood). (Walthamstow)
8 x 2 mins – Featherweight contest @ 9st
KARRISS ARTINGSTALL. V. VANESSA BRADFORD
(Macclesfield). (Canada)
8 x 3 mins – Super Welterweight contest @11st 6lbs
MICHAEL HENNESSY JR. V. JOE LAWS
(Sevenoaks). (Benwell)
