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Joshua Buatsi
Statistics
Nickname(s) Just Business
Rated at Light-heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in
Reach 74+1/2 in
Nationality British
Born (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31)
Accra, Ghana
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 18
Wins 18
Wins by KO 13
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Light-heavyweight
European Championships
Bronze 2015 Samokov Light-heavyweight
Representing  England
English National Championships
Bronze 2013 London Light-heavyweight
Gold 2014 Liverpool Light-heavyweight
Gold 2015 Liverpool Light-heavyweight

Joshua Buatsi (born 14 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. He has held the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles since February 2024 and previously held the British title in 2019. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships and the 2016 Olympics.

Buatsi is managed by two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

He also supports BoxWise, a UK-based non-profit social enterprise focused on boxing.

Early life

Buatsi was born on 14 March 1993 in Accra, Ghana. After his family moved to the UK, they resided in Monks Hill in Selsdon, South London. Buatsi studied at Edenham High School. Buatsi graduated with a 2:1 degree in Management with Sports Science from St Mary's University, Twickenham, while also competing as an amateur boxer.

Amateur career

Buatsi started his early boxing career at the South Norwood and Victory club, Charnwood Road, Crystal Palace, London, England. His trainer, Terry Smith, worked hard with Buatsi right up until he signed with Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. Mark Gillespie, the second coach at SNaV, followed Buatsi into the professional circuit both leaving their amateur roots.

At the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Samsun, Turkey, Buatsi defeated Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak in his semi-final and Dutch boxer Peter Müllenberg in the final of the light-heavyweight tournament to secure his place in Rio as part of the Great Britain team.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's light-heavyweight competition, he defeated Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan with a third-round knockout, to progress to the quarter finals.

Professional career

Early career

Buatsi made his professional debut on 1 July 2017, when he fought Carlos Mena at The O2 Arena. Buatsi won the fight by knockout in the second round. He next fought on 1 September against Baptiste Castegnaro, winning by knockout in the fifth round. On 28 October 2017, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Buatsi fought Saidou Sall in a six round bout, winning the bout 60-54.

Buatsi’s first fight of 2018 was against Jordan Joseph, he won the bout by stoppage in the second round after Joseph’s corner threw the towel in. He went on to defeat Bartlomiej Grafka 60-54 over six rounds on 31 March and Stephane Cuevas by knockout in the fifth round on the undercard of Tony Bellew vs. David Haye on 5 May.

On 23 March 2019, Buatsi defeated Liam Conroy via technical knockout in round three to claim the vacant British light-heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.

In his US debut, on the Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. undercard at Madison Square Garden, Buatsi defeated Mexican veteran and former title challenger Marco Antonio Peribán within four rounds. Buatsi first dropped his opponent, and after he got up, unleashed a flurry of shots at him, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

In his next fight, Buatsi faced another veteran, Canadian Ryan Ford. Ford proved to be a good test for the young Buatsi, but in the end, Buatsi managed to get a seventh-round stoppage.

On 15 May 2021, Buatsi fought Frenchman Daniel Dos Santos at the AO Arena in Manchester, winning by devastating knockout with a well-timed right hand in the fourth round. Buatsi followed this up by beating Ričards Bolotņiks with an eleventh round knock out as the main event on the final instalment of Matchroom Boxing's Fight Camp series. For the last two fights, Joshua has been under the tutelage of Virgil Hunter, the former trainer of Andre Ward, with both of his most recent camps taking place at Virgil's gym in California.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
18 fights 18 wins 0 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 18–0 Dan Azeez UD 12 3 Feb 2024 OVO Arena, London, England Won British light-heavyweight title and Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Pawel Stepian UD 10 7 May 2023 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
16 Win 16–0 Craig Richards UD 12 21 May 2022 The O2 Arena, London, England
15 Win 15–0 Ričards Bolotņiks TKO 11 (12), 2:08 14 Aug 2021 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
14 Win 14–0 Daniel Dos Santos TKO 4 (10), 2:44 15 May 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, England Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Marko Calic TKO 7 (12), 2:09 4 Oct 2020 Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Ryan Ford KO 7 (10), 1:07 31 Aug 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Marco Antonio Peribán TKO 4 (10), 1:39 1 Jun 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Liam Conroy TKO 3 (12), 1:53 23 Mar 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Renold Quinlan TKO 1 (10), 1:50 22 Dec 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Tony Averlant TKO 1 (10), 2:53 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Andrejs Pokumeiko TKO 1 (10), 1:51 28 Jul 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBA International light-heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Stephane Cuevas TKO 5 (8), 0:50 5 May 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Bartlomiej Grafka PTS 6 31 Mar 2018 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
4 Win 4–0 Jordan Joseph TKO 2 (6), 2:43 3 Feb 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Saidou Sall PTS 6 28 Oct 2017 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2 Win 2–0 Baptiste Castegnaro TKO 5 (6), 1:06 1 Sep 2017 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Carlos Mena TKO 2 (6), 1:19 1 Jul 2017 The O2 Arena, London, England

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