That has come in the form of 32-year-old Stepien - and Buatsi cannot wait to feel the energy of fight night once again. However, that fight has yet to come to pass, with previous promoters Matchroom revealing Buatsi turned down a seven-figure sum to fight the Russian.īuatsi says the Bivol offer came with "many caveats" and it would have been "very short-sighted" to accept, and he has been focused on getting ready for the next chance he was happy to take. "There is no other language or thinking process, I'm here to win and look good doing it."īuatsi has long been tipped as the next big thing in British boxing, and seemed on track for a world title fight against WBA (Super) champion Dmitry Bivol following his win over Richards. "I'm happy to be back, I've got a good competitor, I'm here to win. "Whether a year, 10 years off, the goal remains the same," he said. The man nicknamed 'Just Business' insists his extended absence from the ring will not stop him doing his job and making it 17 straight wins in Birmingham on Saturday. Since then the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist has changed promoters, swapping Matchroom for Boxxer, and faces Poland's Pawel Stepien in his first bout under new management.
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