Joshua Buatsi
Joshua Buatsi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joshua Buatsi (born 14 March 1993) is a Ghanaian-born British boxer who competed and won a Bronze Medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the light heavyweight division.[1] He turned professional on 5 June 2017, signing with Matchroom. He is managed by world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Personal life
Buatsi was born on 14 March 1993 in Accra, Ghana.[2] After his family moved to the UK, they reside in Croydon, and he graduated with a 2:1 degree in Management with Sports Science from St Mary's University, Twickenham.[3]
Boxing
At the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Samsun, Turkey, Buatsi defeated Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak in his semifinal 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.[3][4]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's light-heavyweight competition, he defeated Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan with a third round knock-out, to progress to the quarter finals.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 2 fights | 2 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Baptiste Castegnaro
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TKO | 5 (6), 1:06 | 1 Sep 2017 |  York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Carlos Mena
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:19 | 1 Jul 2017 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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Professional debut |
References
- ^ "Rio 2016: Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Olympic team". BBC Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Joshua Buatsi – 81KG". AIBA. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Young, Benjamin. "Boxing: Next stop Brazil for Croydon's Buatsi". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Olympic boxing: Nicola Adams among eight British qualifiers for Rio 2016". BBC Sport. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB's Joshua Buatsi into quarters with 'stunning upset' knockout". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian emigrants to England
- English male boxers
- People from Croydon
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Black English sportspeople
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Boxers from Greater London
- Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham
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