Fight Weekend Preview: Conor Benn Takes Vegas and Buatsi vs Azeez
Boxing Fans are treated to another weekend of terrific boxing. Two major cards take place on each side of the Atlantic.
The action kicks-off at the Wembley Arena as Dan Azeez and Joshua Buatsi square off in the main event. 30-year-old Buatsi, 17-0 (13), is nearing a world title and is coming off the two best wins of his career taking a 2022 decision of Craig Richards and then outclassing Pawel Stepien last May. He takes on Dan Azeez, 20-0 (13). Azeez fought twice in 2023scoring a 12th round TKO of Thomas Faure in France and then traveling to Italy last July and taking a decision over Khalid Graidia. The undercard features a highly intriguing fight between a pair of unbeaten prospects as Adam Azim, 10-0 (7) of Berkshire, UK, takes on Enock Poulsen, 14-0 (5), of Demark. Poulsen is coming off a career-best win over Italian welterweight Mirko Marchetti this past October. Azim stopped Franck Petitjean for the EBU 140-pound title in his last outing in November.
The action moves to Las Vegas as Conor Benn makes his much-anticipated return to the ring. Benn has fought with inactivity and has fought once a 10-round UD over Rodolfo Orazco back in September. A dispute with the BBB of C has kept him out of the ring for a prolonged period. However, that is over, and he will headline Las Vegas for the first time, and is putting his 22-0 (14) record on the line against the little-known "Pistol" Pete Dobson of New York City. Dobson sports a 16-0 (9) record against mostly unknown opposition. He did not fight at all in 2023 and is currently on a 20-month layoff. Dobson last fought in June 2022 and took an eight-round UD over Rodrigo Damian Coria in Atlanta. The card also features fan favorite Austin "Ammo" Williams, 15-0 (10) of Houston, Texas, who takes on Armel Mbumba-Yassa, a 10-0 (7) German-based prospect. Ammo last fought in September and dominated Steve Rolls over twn-rounds to capture the IBF North American Middleweight title.
