Light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi (18-0, 13 KOs) dominated previously unbeaten Dan Azeez (20-1, 13 KOs), winning a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision in a WBA title eliminator on Saturday night at the OVO Arena in London, England. The scores were 116-110, 117-109, and 117-109.
Buatsi looked cautious early on but then comfortable as the fight progressed. In the 11th, he dropped Azeez twice.
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In the co-feature, undefeated EBU light welterweight champion Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KOs) defeated Enock Poulsen (14-1, 5 KOs) by a fifth-round stoppage. Poulsen suffered a shoulder injury in the fifth, causing the stoppage. The time of the stoppage was at 2:39.
Light heavyweight prospect Ben Whittaker (6-0, 5 KOs) destroyed veteran Khalid Graidia (10-14-5, 2 KOs) by knockout in the fifth round. The Olympian Whittaker dropped Graidia in rounds two and five. The contest was halted at 1:57 of round five.
Undefeated WBO female lightweight champion Caroline Dubois (9-0, 5 KOs) defeated Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (7-2-1, 3 KOs) by a one-sided ten-round unanimous decision. The judges’ scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 100-90.