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Hutchinson finding happiness after emotional turmoil
Willy Hutchinson says he is feeling happy and in a good place as he prepares to face Joshua Buatsi again for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title. The Scottish boxer has previously struggled emotionally after fights, including after a win, and says happiness has been difficult to find; the bout also offers him a chance to become Scotland’s first world champion in three and a half years.
The pair meet at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday, having fought a close contest at Wembley in September 2024, when Hutchinson was knocked down twice and lost by split decision. Hutchinson, 28, has won 20 of his 22 professional bouts and says he expects to perform better this time; Buatsi, 33, has one professional defeat, against Callum Smith, and has since beaten Zach Parker.
In short
- Hutchinson says he is happy ahead of a major title fight.
- He faces Buatsi in a rematch for the vacant WBC title.
- A win could make him Scotland’s next world champion.
Explained simply
Willy Hutchinson is a Scottish professional boxer who competes at light-heavyweight. He has won 20 of his 22 professional fights, but says that even victories have sometimes been followed by emotional struggles and that feeling happy has been difficult.
His opponent, Joshua Buatsi, is a British light-heavyweight with one professional defeat, against Callum Smith. Buatsi and Hutchinson first met at Wembley in September 2024: Hutchinson was knocked down twice and lost by split decision, a result in which the judges did not agree unanimously.
The vacant WBC title is a world championship belt in the light-heavyweight division. Winning it would make Hutchinson Scotland’s first world champion in three and a half years.