DAZN will be busy on November 2. Prior to the blockbuster Canelo-Kovalev card in Las Vegas, Matchroom Boxing delivers a DAZN show at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
In the main event, undisputed female lightweight champion Katie Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs) will bid to become a two-weight world champion when she meets Christina Linardatou (12-1, 6 KOs) for the WBO super-lightweight world title.
On the same bill, former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla (34-7-3, 13 KOs) takes a pre-retirement victory lap against TBA, rising light heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi (12-0, 10 KOs) takes on former world title challenger Blake Caparello (30-3-1, 13 KOs) in a WBA world title eliminator, middleweight Felix Cash (11-0, 7 KOs) defends his Commonwealth title against English champion Jack Cullen (17-1, 8 KOs) and Gamal Yafai (16-1, 9 KOs) will also see action.
Oh come on! Joshua Buatsi in a WBA world title eliminator? Caparello is an excellent opponent but world title next?? Are we in a generation where we have to rush quality fighters in to world title fights before their time?!!! Actually if it is for the WBA regular interim penta-continental international oceana-Pacific fecarbox continental Americas pan-Eurasian title, then fair enough!!! Let him go for the Lonsdale belt (why do we not hear about this any more?), then get the Commonwealth belt before getting the European title. THEN look towards the world title. WHY THE RUSH????
There are enough “world” titles for everybody.
Buatsi is good but not world level and WBA Champ Bivol wipes the floor with him at this point.
Caparello 3 losses have been against world class fighters.He had the misfortune of facing the best Kovalev (2014) and was crushed in 2. I see him as a great gatekeeper that will help to know how good Buatsi is, if he is ready to get over the hump and step in the ring with a chance, against the real dogs of the light heavyweight division. I believe Buatsi is good, but still a bit green though, to face a guy like Bivol or another on that level, not yet