Live Results: Buatsi Vs. Parker — From Co-op Live Arena, Manchester Tonight

One-loss fighters Joshua Buatsi and Zach Parker battle tonight in the 10-round light heavyweight main event at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. The WBO International title will be on the line. Live results and updates will be added below.

Results

Billy ‘Turkish Tyson’ Deniz (14-0, 5 KOs) outworked and out-punched Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka (14-2, 11 KOs), winning an eight-round points decision in light heavyweight action in the first fight of the main card. Referee Steve Gray scored it 79-74.

It was a sloppy fight by Ezra, who used a lot of needless movement in the first three rounds and rarely threw any punches. The referee, Gray, stopped the action in round one to talk to both fighters due to the lack of action. Both fighters appeared gunshy. As the fight wore on, Ezra became more comfortable, pressing the action, but missing often with his shots.

Deniz suffered a cut over his right eye in round four from a clash of heads. There were additional accidental head clashes in rounds four and five due to Ezra’s style of coming forward in a bull-like way. From rounds five through eight, it was all Deniz, with him landing the best shots, but lacking the power to hurt Ezra. Occasionally, Ezra would land beautiful right hands, but there wasn’t enough of them.

What’s at stake tonight: Buatsi (19-1, 13 KOs) lost his last fight against Callum Smith. He needs a win tonight against Parker (26-1, 18 KOs) to put him in position to challenge unified three-belt 175-lb champion Dmitry Bivol or the winner of the David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde fight for the WBC title.

Parker has a chance to put himself in the title picture after losing to John Ryder by an injury stoppage several years ago in 2022. Zach has won his last four fights since that defeat.

Main Card Start Times and Ring Walk Schedule

Tonight’s main card start time on DAZN: 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 GMT.

Main Event Ring Walk approximate times: 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT / 10:00 p.m. GMT.

Fight Card and Streaming Details on DAZN

• Joshua Buatsi vs. Zach Parker
• Brad Rea vs. Lyndon Arthur
• Liam Cameron vs. Troy Jones
• Billy Deniz vs. Ezra Arenyeka