Joshua Buatsi will launch his Queensberry stint against Zach Parker on November 1 at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, marking his first outing since a points defeat to Callum Smith in Riyadh. It’s a reset moment for Buatsi, who enters under Frank Warren’s banner looking to re-ignite a light-heavyweight campaign that once roared with momentum.
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Parker steps in as a live test for night one at Queensberry, bringing size, craft and the chance to derail a rebuild before it starts. For Buatsi, a statement win would steady the ship and reinsert him into the thick of the 175-pound conversation.
The undercard adds real intrigue. Newly signed Bradley Rea (21-1, 10 KOs) - fresh off winning the European title against Shakan Pitters on a GBM show - meets seasoned campaigner Lyndon Arthur (24-3, 16 KOs), whose résumé includes bouts with Anthony Yarde and Dmitry Bivol. It’s a classic yardstick fight for Rea and a prove-it opportunity for Arthur in front of a home-soil crowd.
Rounding out a light-heavyweight-leaning bill, Ukrainian prospect Daniel Lapin (12-0, 4 KOs), who beat Lewis Edmondson on the Usyk–Dubois 2 undercard - faces Birmingham’s Troy Jones. Jones (12-1, 6 KOs) dropped a competitive one to Ezra Taylor over ten rounds and now gets the chance to go one better by handing Lapin his first loss.
Fight card:
▪️Joshua Buatsi vs. Zach Parker, 12 rounds, light heavyweight
▪️Bradley Rea vs. Lyndon Arthur, 12 rounds, for Arthur’s EBU European light heavyweight title
▪️Daniel Lapin vs. Troy Jones, 10 rounds, for the IBF Inter-Continental and WBO International light heavyweight titles
