Joshua Buatsi vs Craig Richards live stream: How to watch fight online and on TV this weekend

All you need to know about the main event and undercard

Alex Pattle

Combat Sports Correspondent

Wednesday 18 May 2022 16:59 EDT

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Joshua Buatsi (front) and promoter Eddie Hearn (Getty Images)

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Joshua Buatsi returns to the ring this weekend to take on Craig Richards, as each light-heavyweight looks to establish himself as a world title contender at the other’s expense.

Buatsi, 29, is a former WBA International champion, Olympic bronze medalist and is unbeaten at 15-0 (13 knockouts), while fellow Briton Richards has a professional record of 17-2-1 (10 KOs).

Last time out, Buatsi stopped Ricards Bolotniks in the 11th round in August, while Richards, 32, finished Marek Matyja in Round 6 in October.

Buatsi and Richards will go head to head in a main-event contest at the O2 Arena in London, and we’ve got you covered with all you need to know about the fight:

When is it?

The event will take place on Saturday 14 May at the O2 Arena in London.

The main card is set to begin at 7pm BST (11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET), with ring walks for the main event scheduled for 10.15pm BST (2.15pm PT, 4.15pm CT, 5.15pm ET).

How can I watch it?

The event will air live on streaming service DAZN, a subscription for which is available here at a monthly cost of £7.99.

Odds

Craig Richards recently responded to his first professional loss with a stoppage win (Getty Images)

Buatsi 1/6

Draw – 25/1

Richards – 10/3

Via Betfair.

Full card

Joshua Buatsi vs Craig Richards (light-heavyweight)

Alen Babic vs Adam Balski (heavyweight)

Robbie Davies Jr (C) vs Javier Molina (WBA Continental super-lightweight title)

Chantelle Cameron (C) vs Victoria Moelia Bustos (WBC and IBF world super-lightweight titles)

Ellie Scotney (C) vs Maria Cecilia Roman (WBA Intercontinental super-bantamweight title)

Cheavon Clarke vs Pawel Martyniuk (cruiserweight)

John Hedges vs Robert Balturu (light-heavyweight)

Shiloh Defreitas vs Iliyan Markov (welterweight)

Cyrus Pattinson vs Dimitri Trenei (welterweight)

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