Willy Hutchinson promises to 'punch holes' through Joshua Buatsi in interim world title showdown

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Willy Hutchinson has vowed to "punch absolute holes" through Joshua Buatsi in their huge light-heavyweight dust-up next month.On the undercard of the mega IBF world heavyweight championship bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on September 21, Scottish light-heavyweight contender Hutchinson takes on the unbeaten Buatsi for the interim WBO world light heavyweight title.

The 26-year-old boxer has bounced back from his only professional defeat to Lennox Clarke back in 2021 in style, scoring five consecutive victories, most recently against former world title challenger Craig Richards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia back in June.The winner of the fight will earn a shot at WBO light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, who is still expected to face Russian star Dimitry Bivol at some point this year despite being forced to pull out of the undisputed world title showdown with an injury.

Hutchinson respects his opponents ability but expects to get the job done in devastating style.Speaking to BoxingScene, Hutchinson said: "Buatsi is good.

He's a good, strong fighter but he's just on the similar lines as Craig Richards. And I said it about Craig Richards and I'm going to say it about Buatsi – I'm going to punch absolute holes in them."Buatsi had been in talks to face long-time domestic rival Anthony Yarde before the bout with Hutchinson was ordered, but the Scot is confident that his opponent will not overlook him in the slightest. "Nah, he's not overlooking me – trust me,” Hutchinson added. "If there's one thing, that man will be far from looking over for me. "He knows.