Buatsi vs Parker

Who won Buatsi vs Parker?

Joshua Buatsi beat Zach Parker by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 1st, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 96-94 in favor of winner Joshua Buatsi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Also on the undercard Bradley Rea was defeated by Lyndon Arthur, Liam Cameron beat Troy Jones, and Khaleel Majid defeated David Ryan.

Buatsi vs Parker stats

Joshua Buatsi stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Zach Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joshua Buatsi was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Buatsi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Joshua Buatsi and Zach Parker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Buatsi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Parker's 144.

Joshua Buatsi went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Zach Parker was ranked number 13 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Buatsi vs Parker form

Joshua Buatsi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Callum Smith on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Willy Hutchinson on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dan Azeez on February 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Before that, he had beaten Pawel Stepien on May 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

He had defeated Craig Richards on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mickael Diallo on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jack Arnfield on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyron Zeuge on March 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had beaten Khalid Graidia on September 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had been beaten by John Ryder on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at The o2, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zach Parker had been fighting more than Joshua Buatsi.

Going into this contest, Joshua Buatsi had last fought 8 months and 10 days ago, while Zach Parker's last outing had been 8 months and 24 days ago.

Buatsi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Buatsi vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Buatsi vs Parker?

The DAZN show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Buatsi vs Parker?

Joshua Buatsi was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Zach Parker made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.