Joshua Buatsi

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]