In the battle of unbeaten light heavyweights, the bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games Joshua Buatsy (17-0, 13 KOs) won by unanimous decision over Pavel Stepin (18-1-1, 12 KOs) in the main event of the evening at the World Resort Arena in Birmingham, England. Buatsi looked preferable throughout the entire fight, which never turned into something more or less competitive. Judging scores: 98-92, 97-94 and 100-90.
Former British Light Heavyweight Champion Joshua Buatsy (16-0, 13 KOs) and an unbeaten Pole Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs) and met each other at the official weigh-in ceremony ahead of their fight this coming Saturday in Birmingham. The Briton weighed in at 79.3 kg, and the Pole at 78.9 kg. The fight is scheduled for twelve rounds, and it will be the first for Buatsi under the banner of the new BOXXER promotional organization.
Today, information was officially confirmed that a fight will take place in Birmingham on May 6 between Joshua Buatsy (16-0, 13 KOs) and Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs).
Fight between Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) and Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs), scheduled for March 11, has been cancelled. According to Matchroom Boxing, the Englishman was injured at the final stage of training.
Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) completes preparations for the fight with Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs). The bout will be the main event of Matchroom Boxing on March 11 in Liverpool. The former super middleweight world champion has been preparing for performances with American coach Buddy McGirt for more than a year. Smith claims that an experienced trainer has changed him a lot in boxing.