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

[maverick23]

Didn't see that coming

I think it probably sounds bigger than it is. Unless they end up with shows on linear NBC channels or promoting shows in the US then I’d be amazed if the shows find much of an audience.

[Ezzard]

First time I saw Buatsi I thought he was the best prospect I'd seen out of the UK in a long time. He has great balance. The full array of punches. Seemed to have the right combination of attack and defence.

But his career has really gone sideways for what seems an age. And this is a fight he should be beyond at this stage in is career.

Love everything Azeez brings to the sport. And will be cheering him on.

[maverick23]

First time I saw Buatsi I thought he was the best prospect I'd seen out of the UK in a long time. He has great balance. The full array of punches. Seemed to have the right combination of attack and defence.

But his career has really gone sideways for what seems an age. And this is a fight he should be beyond at this stage in is career.

Love everything Azeez brings to the sport. And will be cheering him on.

Yeah - I’m exactly the same.

[tony1234]

First time I saw Buatsi I thought he was the best prospect I'd seen out of the UK in a long time. He has great balance. The full array of punches. Seemed to have the right combination of attack and defence.

But his career has really gone sideways for what seems an age. And this is a fight he should be beyond at this stage in is career.

Love everything Azeez brings to the sport. And will be cheering him on.

Inactivity and having a low profile will do that, Buatsi has become the invisible man and unless he beats Azeez clearly where can he go ?

[Controversial]

This has just been postponed, Azeez has a back injury

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/1 ... ng-session



"Joshua Buatsi's British battle with Dan Azeez this weekend has been postponed after Azeez suffered a back injury in his final training session.

Buatsi had been set to face Azeez in a crucial light-heavyweight clash at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports, but doctors have ruled that Azeez is unable to fight due to a trapped nerve in his back.

Further details on Saturday's event, including ticket information, and a revised date for Buatsi-Azeez will be communicated shortly."

[Frostieballs]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

[higgs88]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

Hopefully Hearn offered him more money to fight Bivol and told him pull out at the last minute to let Shalom have a taste of his own medicine.
Wishful thinking i know

[maverick23]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

Shame it’s not happening. First fight on normal Sky I’ve been looking forward to watching.

Shalom’s like every other promoter in that he seems to blatantly lie about things. He’s said they’ve done over 10,000 tickets yet the top tier isn’t open and there are many thousand tickets on the bottom tier still available. Dozens of full rows still for sale and given the sporting competition on Saturday night (Rugby semi final, 2 premier league games, an excellent UFC show on TNT in Abu Dhabi - perfect time for the U.K. and the Matchroom show) they’d struggle to even give away tickets for free at this stage.

They should try and keep the undercard together. If not it will mean we’d get 1 U.K. show in 4 1/2 months on regular Sky sports and that was headlined by Caroline Dubois.

[Frostieballs]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

Shame it’s not happening. First fight on normal Sky I’ve been looking forward to watching.

Shalom’s like every other promoter in that he seems to blatantly lie about things. He’s said they’ve done over 10,000 tickets yet the top tier isn’t open and there are many thousand tickets on the bottom tier still available. Dozens of full rows still for sale and given the sporting competition on Saturday night (Rugby semi final, 2 premier league games, an excellent UFC show on TNT in Abu Dhabi - perfect time for the U.K. and the Matchroom show) they’d struggle to even give away tickets for free at this stage.

They should try and keep the undercard together. If not it will mean we’d get 1 U.K. show in 4 1/2 months on regular Sky sports and that was headlined by Caroline Dubois.

I think the whole show has been pulled.

[maninthemiddle]

Never made sense with Chelsea/Arsenal 5:30 then Man U at 8pm… on there platform!! Plus a World Cup rugby semi final for England on free to air
Thought clashing with other promoters shows was crazy but clashing with your own stuff to me is madness…
Injury or not, and there’s no reason to doubt it, it will work out better for Sky…

[maverick23]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

Shame it’s not happening. First fight on normal Sky I’ve been looking forward to watching.

Shalom’s like every other promoter in that he seems to blatantly lie about things. He’s said they’ve done over 10,000 tickets yet the top tier isn’t open and there are many thousand tickets on the bottom tier still available. Dozens of full rows still for sale and given the sporting competition on Saturday night (Rugby semi final, 2 premier league games, an excellent UFC show on TNT in Abu Dhabi - perfect time for the U.K. and the Matchroom show) they’d struggle to even give away tickets for free at this stage.

They should try and keep the undercard together. If not it will mean we’d get 1 U.K. show in 4 1/2 months on regular Sky sports and that was headlined by Caroline Dubois.

I think the whole show has been pulled.

It’s TBC at the moment re: what’s happening with the undercard.

[Spud]

FFS......

Come on - how much training are you doing 3 days out?

Slow ticket sales?

Someone offered Azeez a better deal?

Maybe I am just looking for something because I was really looking forward to this!

Same.

[Glass Joe]

Manchester United on at 8pm, Saturday night and UFC 294!!!!!!! AT UK Prime time surely there were poor ticket sales

[The Gratest]

Ffs. Was looking forward to this one.

[margaret thatcher]

ffs, so late to get an injury. weird.

[tony1234]

I was just looking at next week's TV Guide for Saturday and Rugby on ITV, Man U on SKY so the viewing figures for this fight would have been minuscule.
Another nail in the coffin for boxing on SKY, when is the next scheduled show on there ?

[Glass Joe]

I was just looking at next week's TV Guide for Saturday and Rugby on ITV, Man U on SKY so the viewing figures for this fight would have been minuscule.
Another nail in the coffin for boxing on SKY, when is the next scheduled show on there ?

I forgot the rugby is on also, there's too much going on Saturday night need 5 screens

[maverick23]

I was just looking at next week's TV Guide for Saturday and Rugby on ITV, Man U on SKY so the viewing figures for this fight would have been minuscule.
Another nail in the coffin for boxing on SKY, when is the next scheduled show on there ?

Something like November 18th for the Azim European title fight show.

[tony1234]

I was just looking at next week's TV Guide for Saturday and Rugby on ITV, Man U on SKY so the viewing figures for this fight would have been minuscule.
Another nail in the coffin for boxing on SKY, when is the next scheduled show on there ?

Something like November 18th for the Azim European title fight show.

I just looked, and that isn't a decent card. Maybe they can save Saturday's show and have Kariss Artingsall top the bill ?

[Glass Joe]

I was just looking at next week's TV Guide for Saturday and Rugby on ITV, Man U on SKY so the viewing figures for this fight would have been minuscule.
Another nail in the coffin for boxing on SKY, when is the next scheduled show on there ?

Something like November 18th for the Azim European title fight show.

I just looked, and that isn't a decent card. Maybe they can save Saturday's show and have Kariss Artingsall top the bill ?

make it 12×3 also

[jwfg]

Is the rest of the card going ahead?

[rd350lc]

Manchester United on at 8pm, Saturday night and UFC 294!!!!!!! AT UK Prime time surely there were poor ticket sales

Is football even that popular nowadays?

I honestly think it'll be finished within 50 years as some big spectacle.

It's definitely in decline, kids on the whole have so many other distractions nowadays, my lad plays but he's in a big minority in his class .
When I was a lad everyone played, jumpers for goalposts.
Just don't see that anymore.

[jwfg]

Is football even that popular nowadays?

[maverick23]

Is the rest of the card going ahead?

Yup.

[jameswilson]

Is the rest of the card going ahead?

Yup.

Good news if true. Chamberlain v Lawal is good enough to headline even if a few refunds will be given.