I would expect Buatsi to outbox him, I think he has a few wins on his record better than any of Yarde’s.
Think Buatsi’s got enough here. I think Yarde did better against Beterbiev than Buatsi would, but head to head he gets beat narrowly by JB imo. Saw someone say Azeez beats Yarde. I don’t see that. Azeez is solid Euro level but Yarde and Buatsi are a step up, at least fringe world. Arthur was abysmal in the Yarde rematch, I wouldn’t read too much into that.
I rate Buatsi, all round strong light heavy. And I like this match up, but got to edge Yarde as he is far more proven and gave Beterbiev one of his hardest fights. Buatsi never been dragged that deep or hit that hard. Iron sharpens Iron. Either way I rate both.
At one point I’d have picked Buatsi all day long but now I’d go for Yarde. His career is at a much more advanced stage. Whoever is guiding Buatsi behind the scenes should be sacked. He’s wasted the last couple of years and should have had an opportunity to fight for a world title by now instead of being still stuck at domestic level.