Boxers baffled and forced to pause fight as lights go out during Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois undercard

Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson’s clash was interrupted by a technical malfunction on the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois undercard.

Midway through the light-heavyweight contest, the lights shut off at Wembley Stadium forcing the referee to briefly call a halt to proceedings.

Both boxers were left baffled as the ring plunged into darkness in the eighth round.

Luckily, the lights were switched back on quickly and both men went right back to work.

After three decent – but by no means enthralling opening fights – Hutchinson vs Buatsi had the capacity crowd in the English capital on its feet.

The fight came alive in the sixth round when Buatsi dropped Hutchinson with a sustained attack to the body.

Hutchinson appeared to switch off for a moment and was decked by a sweeping left hook to the liver.

Moving into the seventh stanza, the Scotsman came back firing and stiffened Buatsi’s legs with a flurry of hooks.

However, his good work was undone by a point deduction for leading with his head.

In the ninth round, Buatsi sunk Hutchinson again with a big right hand.

But to his credit, Hutchinson climbed to his feet and went back to fighting fire with fire.

In the end, though, it wasn’t enough to get his hand raised with Buatsi being awarded the split decision.

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