Joshua Buatsi vs. Dan Azeez | Sky Sports - 3 February 2024

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Press Release | Karriss Artingstall vs. Vanessa Bradford Added To Card

2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall (4-0) is stepping up to face the battle-hardened Vanessa Bradford who has shared the ring with world champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner when she returns to the ring at BOXXER: PATHS COLLIDE on Saturday, October 21st at The O2 London, live on Sky Sports.

‘Vicious’ Vanessa Bradford (7-4-2) - the reigning Canadian featherweight champion - took Mayer the distance in a 2018 North American championship bout and did the same with Baumgardner in 2021 just three months before Baumgardner stopped Terri Harper to become the new IBO and WBC world super-featherweight champion.

“Vanessa Bradford has been in with some of the best and she’s very experienced in the pro ranks, so I am expecting a good fight and a serious test. I’m confident I’ll get the win and continue to push my career forward,” said Artingstall.

“I’m looking forward to getting back out on the 21st October, another great venue to box at with a cracking headliner between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez.”

Ben Shalom, BOXXER CEO, said, “We were incredibly proud to have Karriss Artingstall sign with us for her professional career in the wake of her Olympic success. She’s one of the world’s top talents at her weight and she’s shown that throughout her amateur career. Now we can’t wait to see her professional career take off. Vanessa Bradford is a quality test and should make for a great fight.”

Hailing from Macclesfield and formerly serving as a gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery, Artingstall achieved Olympic glory in the highly competitive women’s featherweight division, clinching bronze with a victory over Skye Nicolson.

With four victories from her four professional outings, the Rob McCracken-trained Artingstall has made a solid start to her professional career and goes in search of a fifth successive victory later this month.

Headlined by friends turned rivals Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez, BOXXER: PATHS COLLIDE takes place Saturday, October 21st at The O2 London and airs live and exclusively in the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports.

[The Gratest]

He certainly wasn't chanelling his inner Marvellous Marvin for that one.

I'm really looking forward to this one, a quality match up and fair play to both of them willing to risk their '0' against a domestic rival at this stage in their careers.

[THEBUTCH]

It's a terrific match up

While I have to give Buatsi his dues for accepting the fight, it's Dan Azeez who hasn't put a foot wrong during his campaign

His march to this point has included every title a boxer should contest and he hasn't avoided anyone in the pursuit.

[brilo33]

i fancy Azeez ko josh. jsh is facing someone who for once can and wants to take your head of with a punch .i think josh is a better boxer but he doesn't have that killer instinct just to casual were azeez fights at tempo with aggression and is strong and fast looks so hungry think it will be his night but that will be a big upset

[samwbr]

i fancy Azeez ko josh. jsh is facing someone who for once can and wants to take your head of with a punch .i think josh is a better boxer but he doesn't have that killer instinct just to casual were azeez fights at tempo with aggression and is strong and fast looks so hungry think it will be his night but that will be a big upset

Won't be an upset

[brilo33]

i fancy Azeez ko josh. jsh is facing someone who for once can and wants to take your head of with a punch .i think josh is a better boxer but he doesn't have that killer instinct just to casual were azeez fights at tempo with aggression and is strong and fast looks so hungry think it will be his night but that will be a big upset

Won't be an upset

only on paper

[Glass Joe]

i was going to watch this, then UFC decided to put on a banger of a card,

[SeanBrennan]

i was going to watch this, then UFC decided to put on a banger of a card,

what card is it?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight Week!!

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Gonna be away this weekend and the next.

So wont be doing any running order or rbr's.

Over to you guys

[The Gratest]

Jesus. This excellent match up is so under the radar that even Ruthie's not bothering!

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Jesus. This excellent match up is so under the radar that even Ruthie's not bothering!

Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

[maverick23]

Jesus. This excellent match up is so under the radar that even Ruthie's not bothering!

Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

Where are you off to Ruthie?

If you’re not sorting us out with a RBR then we’ll all be twiddling our thumbs!

It’s a crazy night for sport. 2 evening premier league games, 2 U.K. boxing cards, a class UFC show in Abu Dhabi and now England/South Africa in a World Cup semi.

They’ll struggle to give the tickets away to the boxing shows.

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Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

Where are you off to Ruthie?

If you’re not sorting us out with a RBR then we’ll all be twiddling our thumbs!

It’s a crazy night for sport. 2 evening premier league games, 2 U.K. boxing cards, a class UFC show in Abu Dhabi and now England/South Africa in a World Cup semi.

They’ll struggle to give the tickets away to the boxing shows.

I'm off to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Not for the boxing or UFC.

I'll still be there for Fury-Ngannou, but that's in Riyadh. Bit of a trek.

[The Gratest]

Jesus. This excellent match up is so under the radar that even Ruthie's not bothering!

Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

You do a wonderful job. Enjoy your break.

[cormack]

never been impressed with JB so gone for Azeez PTS win .

[maverick23]

Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

Where are you off to Ruthie?

If you’re not sorting us out with a RBR then we’ll all be twiddling our thumbs!

It’s a crazy night for sport. 2 evening premier league games, 2 U.K. boxing cards, a class UFC show in Abu Dhabi and now England/South Africa in a World Cup semi.

They’ll struggle to give the tickets away to the boxing shows.

I'm off to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Not for the boxing or UFC.

I'll still be there for Fury-Ngannou, but that's in Riyadh. Bit of a trek.

Class. Hope you have a great time.

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Where are you off to Ruthie?

If you’re not sorting us out with a RBR then we’ll all be twiddling our thumbs!

It’s a crazy night for sport. 2 evening premier league games, 2 U.K. boxing cards, a class UFC show in Abu Dhabi and now England/South Africa in a World Cup semi.

They’ll struggle to give the tickets away to the boxing shows.

I'm off to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Not for the boxing or UFC.

I'll still be there for Fury-Ngannou, but that's in Riyadh. Bit of a trek.

Class. Hope you have a great time.

Thanks pal

[jwfg]

Buatsi handles the pressure for the first five or six rounds, then shows visible signs of being hurt by Azeez. He's being dominated in the championship rounds and then Azeez gets shafted on the cards after a clear 9-3.

[jwfg]

Jesus. This excellent match up is so under the radar that even Ruthie's not bothering!

Haha! I am bothered.. But i'm away.. I will have internet access, but I don't want to be on my phone.

Going on a well deserved holiday,

You do a wonderful job. Enjoy your break.

Seconded. Great work Ruth.

[Rockytony67]

Didn't see that coming