{"id":2086,"date":"2023-10-09T12:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-azeez-my-previous-fights-as-the-underdog-will-give-me-the-edge-against-joshua-buatsi-boxing-news\/09\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:33:08","slug":"dan-azeez-my-previous-fights-as-the-underdog-will-give-me-the-edge-against-joshua-buatsi-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-azeez-my-previous-fights-as-the-underdog-will-give-me-the-edge-against-joshua-buatsi-boxing-news\/09\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Azeez: My previous fights as the underdog will give me the edge against Joshua Buatsi | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dan Azeez believes his experience fighting and winning as the underdog will give him the edge over friend and sparring partner Joshua Buatsi in their world title eliminator fight.<\/p>\n

The south Londoners are set to face off in a blockbuster light-heavyweight bout at the O2 on Saturday October 21, live on Sky Sports, with neither fighter having a professional loss on their record.<\/p>\n

Azeez, though, believes that he has the edge over Buatsi as they face off in a “genuine 50\/50 fight”, having beaten fighters that were “probably technically better”.<\/p>\n

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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<\/span>
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When asked whether he fears losing his unbeaten record, Azeez explained “there’s other ways that you lose in life”.<\/p>\n

“In training, there’s so many ways you lose, so you just learn from losses to get better.<\/p>\n

“I don’t care about getting an L on my record otherwise I wouldn’t have taken the fight.<\/p>\n

“It could go either way, so it’s about putting everything together and doing everything necessary to get the victory.<\/p>\n

“It’s not my first 50\/50 I’ve been in – there have been many fights where on paper they’ve been 50\/50 and it’s not the first time that I’ve been in there with someone that’s probably technically better than me – I’ve always found a way to win.<\/p>\n

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Dan Azeez says he going to prove his doubters wrong again in his fight against Joshua Buatsi<\/span>
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“I don’t think he’s been in that situation where he’s ever been the underdog – every fight he’s been a favourite, so I’m used to being in this situation and still coming out on top.”<\/p>\n

On whether his experience of having gone into fights as an underdog gives him the edge in his over Buatsi, the 34-year-old said, “yes – it always does”.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Buatsi says that although he is friends with Dan Azeez, emotions will be put to one side for their fight<\/span>
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“It gives you that drive.<\/p>\n

“When people don’t believe you can do something, it’s not so much about proving them wrong but I want to prove that I’m right.<\/p>\n

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In the upcoming “Gloves Are Off” episode, Dan Azeez suggests that Joshua Buatsi does not like being a fighter under pressure.<\/span>
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“You know what it’s like being in uncomfortable situations.<\/p>\n

“I can see it going the distance – all the outcomes, I wouldn’t be surprised with – but the main outcome I’m focused on is me being the winner.”<\/p>\n

Watch Joshua Buatsi take on Dan Azeez at the O2 Arena live on Sky Sports on Saturday, October 21.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dan Azeez believes his experience fighting and winning as the underdog will give him the edge over friend and sparring partner Joshua