On May 29, the WBO Championship Committee issued a purse bid order for a Joshua Buatsi vs. Anthony Yarde interim light heavyweight title bout. The Committee outlined specific provisions, most notably granting Yarde 72 hours to personally confirm in writing to the WBO whether he would participate. The time elapsed without formal communication from Yarde prompting the WBO to determine that he was uninterested, and therefore, unavailable to fight. The Committee has now ordered an interim title match between Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson. The camps have ten days to negotiate a deal or a purse bid will ensue.
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Full credit to Hutchinson on his win, but I think this might be a layup for Buatsi.
Yarde not taking this all England fight, a potential domestic shoot out, what gives? England wants this fight. Needs more build up? I don’t think so.
I heard he was leaving Frank Warren and they didn’t know what was going on. Bigg domestic fight, likely pays pretty good and whoever wins either gets named full champion when Beterbiev – Bivol vacates or gets a shot at undisputed…. unless he’s injured (and if he were, you’d think he’d say so) I have no clue what Yarde is thinking.
Maybe Yarde isn’t interested in this phony belt.
I don’t think it has to do with the belt. This fight has been building and after butasi won his last fight, it was the next step before the two masters of this weight. It’s a monster fight in England.