Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson fight for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title on Saturday, November 7, at the AO Arena in Manchester, renewing a rivalry Buatsi won on points in their first meeting.
Hutchinson gets his return shot. Two years after their Wembley clash, the Scottish challenger can overturn that defeat and leave Manchester with the belt.
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Buatsi dropped Hutchinson twice before taking a split decision in September 2024. His unbeaten record then fell to Callum Smith in February 2025, but he responded by beating Zach Parker on a majority decision.
The Olympic bronze medallist enters the rematch at 20-1. Another victory over Hutchinson would secure the vacant WBC championship in the light heavyweight division, which has a limit of 175lbs (79.4kg).
Hutchinson arrives with momentum of his own.
He beat Ezra Taylor unanimously over ten rounds in March 2026, building towards another meeting with Buatsi. The Scot carries a 20-2 record with 14 knockouts, having also beaten Craig Richards on points for the WBC Silver title in June 2024.
Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson 2 fight card
Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson
Vacant WBC light heavyweight title.
Records: 20-1 | 20-2, 14 KOs.
Jack Rafferty vs Hovhannes Martirosyan
Vacant IBO welterweight title.
Records: 27-0-1, 18 KOs | 20-1, 12 KOs.
Manchester’s Rafferty fights for the vacant belt against Belgium’s Martirosyan, who brings 12 stoppages from 20 victories. Rafferty remains unbeaten through 28 professional contests.
Bradley Rea vs Ezra Taylor
WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight title.
Records: 22-2, 11 KOs | 13-1, 9 KOs.
Rea defends his belt against Taylor, whose defeat by Hutchinson connects this undercard contest to the headline rivalry.
Zak Miller vs Gully Powar
Featherweight.
Records: 17-1, 3 KOs | 13-1-1, 1 KO.
Miller and Powar meet in a domestic contest with each having suffered one professional defeat.
Jack Turner vs Andres Gregorio
WBA International super flyweight title.
Records: 14-0, 13 KOs | 14-0-1, 14 KOs.
Two unbeaten records go on the line at super flyweight. Turner has stopped 13 opponents in 14 victories, while every one of Gregorio’s wins has come inside the distance.
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This write-up overstates Buatsi’s rebound and downplays Hutchinson’s improvements—Hutchinson beat Ezra Taylor convincingly and has genuine knockout power. Framing the rematch as a chance to ‘secure’ a title for Buatsi ignores merit and sanitises the reality that Hutchinson can and should win.