{"id":722694,"date":"2026-06-08T08:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722694\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:35:10","slug":"eddie-hearn-eyes-callum-smith-joshua-buatsi-rematch-for-full-wbo-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722694\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hearn Eyes Callum Smith-Joshua Buatsi Rematch For Full WBO Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WBO have ordered that fight between Callum Smith and Dmitrii Bivol,\u201d said Hearn during DAZN\u2019s broadcast of Josh Padley\u2019s victory over Aqib Fiaz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBivol\u2019s coming off a solid 12 rounds against Michael Eifert and really looking to jump in a mega fight. Listen, I like Bivol against Callum Smith. I\u2019d love to make the fight, but Bivol is looking at the potential of the trilogy with Artur Beterbiev or a David Benavidez fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he does that, he\u2019ll have to vacate the title, and if he does that we\u2019ll get the rematch of the fight of the year between Callum Smith and Buatsi for the world title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith and Buatsi first met in February 2025 and delivered one of the most entertaining fights of the year. After 12 hard-fought rounds, Smith emerged with a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n<p>Buatsi has fought once since then, defeating Zach Parker by decision, while Smith has been sidelined after suffering a rib injury that forced him out of a planned defense against David Morrell earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>With Morrell later losing to Zak Chelli, the picture at the top of the WBO rankings has shifted. Buatsi currently sits near the top of the sanctioning body\u2019s rankings, making a second meeting with Smith a natural option should the title become vacant.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn also suggested that a potential Smith-Buatsi rematch could feature as part of a proposed Matchroom versus Queensberry team event later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that, incidentally, could be a cracking fight to land on the, not the 5 vs. 5, but the 7 vs. 7 against Queensberry coming up,\u201d Hearn said.<\/p>\n<p>The original Matchroom versus Queensberry 5 vs. 5 event in Saudi Arabia proved a major success with British boxing fans, and discussions about an expanded version have continued in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe WBO have ordered that fight between Callum Smith and Dmitrii Bivol,\u201d said Hearn during DAZN\u2019s broadcast of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-722694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}