Jack Rafferty faces Hovhannes Martirosyan for the vacant IBO welterweight title on Saturday, November 7, at AO Arena in Manchester. The contest is featured on the Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 card, live on DAZN.
- Manchester native Rafferty (27-0-1, 18 KOs) was last in action in May, when he stopped Ekow Essuman in six rounds.
- Belgium’s Martirosyan (20-1, 12 KOs) won his previous bout in April against Michal Dufek by second-round knockout.
Queensberry Promotions added the Rafferty vs Martirosyan bout to the upcoming card on Wednesday.
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In the main event, Joshua Buatsi (20-1, 13 KOs) faces Willy Hutchinson (20-2, 14 KOs) in a light heavyweight rematch with the vacant interim WBC title on the line.
Among the previously announced bouts for the undercard, Bradley Rea (22-2, 11 KOs) defends his WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight title against Ezra Taylor (13-1, 9 KOs).
The finalized fight card is expected to be announced shortly.