Dan Azeez says he still wants to fight fellow Briton Joshua Buatsi before Christmas with the unbeaten Londoner adamant he did not fake an injury.
with the unbeaten Londoner adamant he did not fake an injury ahead of the light-heavyweight showdown, which had been scheduled to take place this Saturday. Azeez was ruled out of this weekend's light-heavyweight showdown against fellow Briton Buatsi because of a back problem. The fighters were set to put their friendship to one side at the O2 Arena on Saturday night, with the promise of a world title shot awaiting the winner.
'The fight was so close and that's when the injury occurred, but I still had hope.' Azeez now hopes to recover in time to fight Buatsi before Christmas. He said: 'I know emotions are high I can only imagine how he feels. Hopefully, he understands and hopefully we can get this on. 'I'd really like it to happen before the end of the year. That's what it's looking like. Once we get the scans and results back, hopefully we can actually put a date to it.
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