Joshua Buatsi
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Name: Joshua Buatsi
Hometown: Croydon, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 189cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Mark Gillespie (2017-), Virgil Hunter (2021-)
Promoter: Eddie Hearn (2017-)
Amateur Career
- 2014 English ABA National Championships Gold medalist in Liverpool (81kg):
- Defeated Zach Parker 3:0
- Defeated Thomas Barry 2:1
- Defeated Lyndon Arthur 3:0
- 2015 English ABA National Championships Gold medalist in Liverpool (81kg):
- Defeated Gary Mayor 2:0
- Defeated Bryce Goodridge 3:0
- Defeated Ashley Vanzie 3:0
- 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships Bronze medalist in Samokov, Bulgaria (81kg):
- Defeated Armend Xhoxhaj (Kosovo) 3:0
- Defeated Ainar Karlson (Estonia) 3:0
- Defeated Mateusz Tryc (Poland) 3:0
- Lost to Peter Mullenberg (Netherlands) 0:3
- 2015 Olympic Test Event Gold medalist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (81kg):
- Defeated Devanshu Jaiswal (India) 3:0
- Defeated Serge Michel (Germany) 2:1
- Defeated Peter Mullenberg (Holland) 2:1
- 2015 AIBA World Championships participant in Doha, Qatar (81kg):
- Defeated Kim Hyeong-Kyu (Korea) 3:0
- Lost to Julio Cesar la Cruz (Cuba) 0:3
- 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Gold medalist in Samsun, Turkey (81kg):
- Defeated Siarhei Novikau (Belarus) 3:0
- Defeated Syrja Marinaj (Albania) 3:0
- Defeated Serge Michel (Germany) 3:0
- Defeated Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) 3:0
- Defeated Peter Mullenberg (Netherlands) 3:0
- 2016 Olympic Games Bronze medalist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (81kg):
- Defeated Kennedy Katende (Uganda) TKO
- Defeated Elshod Rasulov (Uzbekistan) KO
- Defeated Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) 3:0
- Lost to Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan) 0:3
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBA International light heavyweight title (July 2018; 6 defences)
- BBBoC British light heavyweight title (March 2019; 0 defences), (Feb 2024; 0 defences)
- Commonwealth Boxing Council light heavyweight title (Feb 2024; 0 defences)
- interim WBO World light heavyweight title (Sep 2024; 0 defences)
Notes
- Joshua Buatsi graduated with a 2:1 degree in Management with Sports Science from St Mary's University, Twickenham. [1]