Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson UK start time: main event at 22:00 GMT

Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson box again for the WBC interim belt at Manchester Arena on Saturday 7 November, with the main event expected at 22:00 GMT.

Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson meet at Manchester Arena on Saturday 7 November in a rematch of their September 2024 fight at Wembley, with the WBC interim belt on the line. The Ring said the winner would be positioned to face WBC champion David Benavidez.

The main event is expected at 22:00 UK and Irish time, with the first bout at 20:00. DAZN is the UK broadcaster for the Manchester card.

Buatsi won the first meeting by split decision, and the Londoner comes into the return with a 20-1 record and 13 knockouts. The British Olympian, ranked No. 5 at light heavyweight by The Ring, returned to action with a 10-round decision over Zach Parker on 1 November 2025.

Hutchinson, the Scottish world amateur champion ranked No. 7 by The Ring, stands at 20-2 with 14 knockouts, one more than Buatsi. The split-decision defeat at Wembley has since been followed by a unanimous-decision win over Ezra Taylor in March 2026.

Both men box from an orthodox stance, and Buatsi holds slim physical advantages at 6 ft 2 in with a 74½ in reach, against 6 ft 1 in and 73 in for Hutchinson.

Taylor also fights on this card, in one of two bouts set for 21:00, an hour before the main event.

Full card (UK and Irish times)

• 20:00: Zak Miller vs Gully Powar
• 21:00: Jack Rafferty vs Hovhannes Martirosyan
• 21:00: Bradley Rea vs Ezra Taylor
• 22:00: Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson

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