On May 6, 2023, a 32-year-old Pawel Stepien (18-0-1, 12 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Stepien came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 1 day. Buatsi was on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 15 days.
Joshua Buatsi defeated Pawel Stepien via unanimous decision in the 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Buatsi improves his record to 17-0, while Stepien adds a loss to his record at 18-1-1.