On February 22, 2025, a 31-year-old Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs) and a 34-year-old fellow British boxer Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Buatsi came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Smith was on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Callum Smith defeated Joshua Buatsi via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Smith improves his record to 31-2, while Buatsi adds a loss to his record at 19-1.