In what promises to be a very good fight between two UK born fighters, Joshua Buatsi and Craig Richards will go to battle in order to try and get closer to a chance at getting a title fight against the WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol. Buatsi, who is looking at this fight as a true stepping stone on his way to challenging Bivol once again, especially since the champion is just coming off an enormous win against Canelo Alvarez, is poised to go for it all against Davis, who could easily be looking at this fight as his last true chance to mount up a title challenge run in his career.
Fight Preview
When you see a fighter like Joshua Buatsi, it’s easy to see why he is considered one of the best fighters in the UK in actuality. Hailing from an Olympic boxing background where he even managed to win a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, representing Great Britain, Buatsi jumped into the pros on July 1st 2017 causing an immediate splash after winning his first fight via KO in the second round. After that initial win, 14 more have been added to his perfect record of 15 wins and zero losses, with 13 knockouts and only two wins via decision.
Buatsi, who brings to the table a fast paced style of boxing that is centered around physicality and what he says “pure violence” already fought Craig Richards once when they were both journeying through the amateur ranks of British boxing with Buatsi scoring a clear unanimous decision win. Now, with his eyes set on getting a chance to fight the WBA champion Dmitry Bivol, Buatsi knows that beating Richards is a must, which is why fans should expect fireworks from the boxer from the get go as he not only wants a win, but also for it to be a commanding victory to put the division on call of what he can do.
For boxer Craig Richards, it’s now or never in his career if he wants to be able to challenge Bivol once again, especially since the first and only time that he squared up against the champion back in 2021 ended up being a loss for him, one of the two he has suffered in his professional career. With a record of 17-2-1 and 10 knockouts to his name and at the age of 32, Richards understands quite well that it’s put up or shut up time against Buatsi, and while his fighting style might seem more demure than Buatsi’s fans should expect some good blows coming from Richards.
All and all, while Richards should be able to put up a valiant effort, this is Joshua Buatsi’s fight, especially if he wants to continue riding the hype train that surrounds him all the way to a shot for the WBA Light Heavyweight title against Bivol. With all signs pointing towards a win for Buatsi, keep an eye for what this fighter will be bringing to the ring
Joshua Buatsi vs Craig Richards Fight Information
- Date: 5/21/2022
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Location: The O2 arena,London
- How to Watch Joshua Buatsi vs Craig Richards: PPV
- Live Stream: DAZN
Joshua Buatsi vs Craig Richards Betting Lines
Craig Richards is +425 according to our Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $425. On the other side the Joshua Buatsi is -650 according to the Vegas Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $15.38.
The implied probabilityfor these two teams attached to the betting lines have Craig Richards at a 19.05% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Joshua Buatsi have 86.67% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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