Anthony Joshua’s September 21st title fight with Daniel Dubois officially boasts an undercard that includes two more championship bouts and a number of Britain’s most prominent fighters.
Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KO) and Willy Hutchinson (18-1, 13 KO) have successfully come to terms for their IBF interim light heavyweight title fight after receiving their marching orders earlier this month. Hutchinson steps in for Anthony Yarde, who’s in a promotional dispute with Frank Warren, after picking up a career-best win over Craig Richards in Riyadh.
IBF super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace (22-1, 8 KO) has apparently put together a step-aside deal with mandatory challenger Eduardo Nunez, as he’ll instead make his maiden defense against Josh Warrington (31-3-1, 8 KO). Warrington is 1-3-1 in his last five and hasn’t fought at 130 in more than a decade.
Liam Smith (33-4-1, 20 KO) will look to bounce back from last September’s mauling at the hands of Chris Eubank Jr when he battles Josh Kelly (15-1-1, 8 KO). This marks Kelly’s return to the deep-ish end after three years of feasting on weak opposition following his loss to David Avanesyan.
Top middleweight prospect Hamzah Sheeraz (20-0, 16 KO) makes his second Riyadh Season appearance in the span of three months against Tyler Denny (19-2-3, 1 KO), who upset Felix Cash by technical decision last weekend. Probably a step down for Sheeraz, who’s on the cusp of a title shot after mauling “Ammo” Williams, but it’s nice to see Denny get a big opportunity after foiling Matchroom’s plans.
Turki Alalshikh’s specialist boy, Mark Chamberlain (16-0, 12 KO), gets what looks like another gimme against Josh Padley (14-0, 4 KO). “Paddy” has only been booked for 10 rounds twice.