Eddie Hearn has announced that he will arrange a fight of Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) and WBA lihgt heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) in February or March next year. The British promoter plans to host the event at the O2 Arena in London.
On Saturday, the 28-year-old Buatsi knocked out Ricard Bolotnik for his second win of the year. The Brit has one more fight before the end of the year, which will take place in November in the United States. It is not yet known who his opponent will be.
Bivol returned to the ring in May after a year and a half break, beating Craig Richards on points. The Russian was recently mentioned in the context of a meeting with Saul Alvarez, but negotiations over that have not come to anything yet.
