Overview
- The 12‑round light‑heavyweight main event is at Co‑op Live in Manchester with ring walks expected around 10 pm UK on DAZN, and the card includes Bradley Rea vs Lyndon Arthur for the European title.
- FanDuel prices Buatsi as a heavy favorite around -650 with Parker at +420, and markets lean toward a Buatsi stoppage.
- Buatsi, 32, returns for the first time since a unanimous‑decision defeat to Callum Smith in February and makes his Queensberry debut after a revamped camp under coach Virgil Hunter.
- Parker, 31, carries a rebuilt résumé after a 2022 broken hand against John Ryder, winning four straight since moving up with some pundits seeing upset potential.
- With Dmitry Bivol eyeing an early‑2026 comeback from back surgery and David Benavidez meeting Anthony Yarde this month, the winner strengthens claims for a world‑title opportunity next year.