The Scotsman

BOXING

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British Olympians Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Cordina will undertake their latest fights as profession­als at London’s York Hall on 1 September. Nigel Benn’s welterweig­ht son Conor is also scheduled to fight for the eighth time on the Matchroom bill. Rio 2016 bronze medallist Buatsi, a lightheavy­weight, won inside the distance on his debut on July 1, while cruiserwei­ght Okolie will pursue his fifth stoppage from five. Welsh super-featherwei­ght Cordina has so far won each of his three fights inside the distance.

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