Karriss Artingstall to face Canadian champion Vanessa Bradford on Buatsi-Azeez undercard
Karriss Artingstall takes on the battle-hardened Vanessa Bradford when she returns to the ring on the Joshua Buatsi vs Dan Azeez undercard on Saturday, October 21. live on Sky Sports.
Bradford – the reigning Canadian featherweight champion – took world champion MIkaela Mayer the distance in a 2018 North American championship fight and did the same with Alycia Baumgardner in 2021, just three months before Baumgardner stopped Terri Harper to become the new IBO and WBC world superhero become. featherweight champion.
Artingstall, a 2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist, says she is looking forward to facing a “serious test” in the form of Bradford, but is confident of claiming victory at The O2 in London.
“Vanessa Bradford has competed with some of the best and she has a lot of experience in the pros, so I expect a good fight and a serious test,” said the 28-year-old.
“I am confident that I will achieve victory and further develop my career.
“I’m looking forward to getting back out there on October 21, another great venue for boxing with a great headliner between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez.”
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Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez went head-to-head in the Sky Sports News studio and shared their predictions for fight night on October 21
BOXXER CEO Ben Shalom added: “We were incredibly proud that Karriss Artingstall signed with us to continue her professional career in the wake of her Olympic success.
“She is one of the top talents in the world at her weight and she has shown that throughout her amateur career.
“Now we can’t wait to see her professional career take off. Vanessa Bradford is a test of quality and should make for a great fight.”
Hailing from Macclesfield and previously serving as a gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery, Artingstall achieved Olympic glory in the highly competitive women’s featherweight division, claiming bronze in Tokyo with a win over Skye Nicolson.
With four wins from her four professional appearances, the Rob McCracken-trained fighter has made a solid start to her professional career.
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Buatsi says the pressure really comes from his coach Virgil Hunter, who is “never happy.”
The main event will see training partners Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez put their friendship aside as they fight in an unmissable light-heavyweight clash in South London.
Watch Joshua Buatsi vs Dan Azeez and Karriss Artingstall vs Vanessa Bradford live on Sky Sports on October 21.