Fight Week: Buatsi-Hutchinson 2, Zuffa 12, Taduran-Moreno and Turhan-Baumgardner

Four title-flavored fights, two continents, one weekend. Here's what's worth your couch time Saturday and Sunday, with every time listed in PST.

Saturday: Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 (DAZN)

The vacant WBC light heavyweight title is up for grabs at the AO Arena in Manchester, live on DAZN with Queensberry promoting. DAZN coverage starts at 7pm UK (11 AM PST), and ring walks are expected around 10pm UK (2 PM PST).

Joshua Buatsi won the first fight by decision in September 2024 on the Dubois-Joshua undercard. He dropped Willy Hutchinson twice, and Hutchinson was docked a point. Since then, though, the trajectories have crossed. Hutchinson, 28, is 2-0. Buatsi, 33, lost to Callum Smith and then scraped past Zach Parker. Oddsmakers have it at roughly a coin flip.

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Undercard watch: Jack Rafferty vs Hovhannes Martirosyan for the vacant IBO welterweight title, plus Zak Miller vs Gully Powar.

Saturday: Zuffa Boxing 12, London (Paramount+)

Same day, different city. Zuffa Boxing 12 hits the Copper Box Arena on Paramount+ in the US and Sky Sports in the UK. Prelims start at 12pm ET (9 AM PST) and the main card at 2pm ET (11 AM PST), so it runs head to head with the Manchester show. Have two screens ready.

Former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith headlines over 10 rounds against Chev Clarke. According to DAZN, Billam-Smith is chasing Zuffa cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. In the co-main, Denzel Bentley faces Shane Mosley Jr. with no belt on the line, since Bentley was stripped of the WBO middleweight title after losing his appeal. Zach Parker vs Umar Dzambekov is also on the card.

Saturday: Taduran vs Moreno (Wynn Records Network)

For the strawweight purists, Pedro Taduran defends his IBF 105-pound title against Brandon Moreno in Albuquerque. Full details are in our story: Taduran vs Moreno on Wynn Records Network.

Sunday: Turhan vs Baumgardner (ESPN)

Elif Nur Turhan, the unbeaten IBF lightweight champion at 14-0, defends against Alycia Baumgardner. Baumgardner is moving up from 130, where she's a unified champion, to try for a title at a second weight. MVP's card at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, airs on ESPN and the ESPN App, with the main card at 8:30pm ET (5:30 PM PST). Undercard: Ramla Ali vs Mikiah Kreps for the vacant WBO and IBF 122-pound titles, and Skye Nicolson defending her WBC 122-pound title against Miyo Yoshida. Fight-week schedule: free workout, presser and weigh-in in Arlington.

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