Joshua Buatsi
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Joshua Buatsi (born 14 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light-heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025. At regional level, he has held the British light-heavyweight title twice between 2019 and 2024; and the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in 2024. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships and the 2016 Olympics.
Infobox
Nickname
Just Business
Nationality
British
Born
(1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 32)Accra, Ghana
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
Light heavyweight
Reach
mw- 74 1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Total fights
21
Wins
20
Win by KO
13
Losses
1
Tables
· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
21 fights
By knockout
20 wins
13
1 loss
0
By decision
By decision
21 fights
By decision
20 wins
7
1 loss
1
| 21 fights | 20 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 13 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
· Professional boxing record
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
20–1
Opponent
Zach Parker
Type
MD
Round, time
10
Date
1 Nov 2025
Location
Co-op Live, Manchester, England
20
20
No.
20
Result
Loss
Record
19–1
Opponent
Callum Smith
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
22 Feb 2025
Location
The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Notes
Lost WBO interim light-heavyweight title
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
19–0
Opponent
Willy Hutchinson
Type
SD
Round, time
12
Date
21 Sep 2024
Location
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Notes
Won WBO interim light-heavyweight title
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Dan Azeez
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
3 Feb 2024
Location
OVO Arena, London, England
Notes
Won British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Pawel Stepian
Type
UD
Round, time
10
Date
7 May 2023
Location
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Craig Richards
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
21 May 2022
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Ričards Bolotņiks
Type
TKO
Round, time
11 (12), 2:08
Date
14 Aug 2021
Location
Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Daniel Dos Santos
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (10), 2:44
Date
15 May 2021
Location
AO Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Marko Calic
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (12), 2:09
Date
4 Oct 2020
Location
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Ryan Ford
Type
KO
Round, time
7 (10), 1:07
Date
31 Aug 2019
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Marco Antonio Peribán
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (10), 1:39
Date
1 Jun 2019
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Liam Conroy
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (12), 1:53
Date
23 Mar 2019
Location
Copper Box Arena, London, England
Notes
Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Renold Quinlan
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:50
Date
22 Dec 2018
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Tony Averlant
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:53
Date
13 Oct 2018
Location
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
Notes
Retained WBA International light-heavyweight title
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Andrejs Pokumeiko
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:51
Date
28 Jul 2018
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
Notes
Won vacant WBA International light-heavyweight title
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Stephane Cuevas
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (8), 0:50
Date
5 May 2018
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Bartlomiej Grafka
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
31 Mar 2018
Location
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Jordan Joseph
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (6), 2:43
Date
3 Feb 2018
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Saidou Sall
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
28 Oct 2017
Location
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Baptiste Castegnaro
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (6), 1:06
Date
1 Sep 2017
Location
York Hall, London, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Carlos Mena
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (6), 1:19
Date
1 Jul 2017
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Zach Parker | MD | 10 | 1 Nov 2025 | Co-op Live, Manchester, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 | Callum Smith | UD | 12 | 22 Feb 2025 | The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Lost WBO interim light-heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Willy Hutchinson | SD | 12 | 21 Sep 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Won WBO interim light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Dan Azeez | UD | 12 | 3 Feb 2024 | OVO Arena, London, England | Won British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles |
| 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 |
· External links
Amateur boxing titles
Amateur boxing titles
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:Ricky Crotty
Previous:Ricky Crotty
Sporting positions
Previous:Ricky Crotty
Sporting positions
English Amateurlight-Heavyweight champion 2014–2015
Sporting positions
Next:Tom Whittaker-Hart
Regional boxing titles
Regional boxing titles
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byErik Skoglund
VacantTitle last held byErik Skoglund
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byErik Skoglund
Sporting positions
WBA Internationallight-heavyweight champion 28 July 2018 – August 2021Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byCraig Richards
VacantTitle last held byCallum Johnson
VacantTitle last held byCallum Johnson
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byCallum Johnson
Sporting positions
British light-heavyweight champion 23 March 2019 – September 2019Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byShakan Pitters
Preceded byDan Azeez
Preceded byDan Azeez
Sporting positions
Preceded byDan Azeez
Sporting positions
British light-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byLewis Edmondson
Commonwealthlight-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title
Commonwealthlight-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title
Sporting positions
Commonwealthlight-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title
World boxing titles
World boxing titles
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byNathan Cleverly
VacantTitle last held byNathan Cleverly
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byNathan Cleverly
Sporting positions
WBO light-heavyweight championInterim title 21 September 2024 – 22 February 2025
Sporting positions
Succeeded byCallum Smith
| Sporting positions | ||||
| Amateur boxing titles | ||||
| Previous:Ricky Crotty | English Amateurlight-Heavyweight champion 2014–2015 | Next:Tom Whittaker-Hart | ||
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| VacantTitle last held byErik Skoglund | WBA Internationallight-heavyweight champion 28 July 2018 – August 2021Vacated | VacantTitle next held byCraig Richards | ||
| VacantTitle last held byCallum Johnson | British light-heavyweight champion 23 March 2019 – September 2019Vacated | VacantTitle next held byShakan Pitters | ||
| Preceded byDan Azeez | British light-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title | VacantTitle next held byLewis Edmondson | ||
| Commonwealthlight-heavyweight champion 3 February 2024 – 21 September 2024Won interim title | ||||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| VacantTitle last held byNathan Cleverly | WBO light-heavyweight championInterim title 21 September 2024 – 22 February 2025 | Succeeded byCallum Smith | ||
References
- DAZN tale of the tale before the Willy Hutchinson fight.
- "Joshua Buatsi – 81KG"http://www.aiba.org/joshua-buatsi-81kg/
- Wandsworth Guardianhttp://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/sport/14467833.Boxing__Next_stop_Brazil_for_Croydon_s_Buatsi/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/36055632
- "Rio Olympics 2016: GB's Joshua Buatsi into quarters with 'stunning upset' knockout"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/37051062
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/joshua-buatsi-vs-liam-conroy-result-charlie-edwards-vs-angel-moreno-news-anthony-joshua-a8837226.html
- Sky Sportshttps://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/11673832/edwards-vs-moreno-joshua-buatsi-stops-liam-conroy-in-three-to-claim-vacant-british-light-heavyweight-belt
- Bad Left Hookhttps://www.badlefthook.com/2019/6/1/18648888/joshua-vs-ruiz-results-joshua-buatsi-stops-marco-antonio-periban-tko-fourth-round-dazn-boxing
- Bad Left Hookhttps://www.badlefthook.com/2019/8/31/20842424/lomachenko-vs-campbell-results-joshua-buatsi-knocks-out-ryan-ford-seven-rounds-boxing-news
- DAZNhttps://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/joshua-buatsi-vs-daniel-dos-santos-live-updates-results-and-highlights-from-the-main-card/1gl8wrnqy74xe19xxdudrt4fny
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/58216880
- "Joshua Buatsi: Is Virgil Hunter the man to lead him towards light-heavyweight elite"https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12306170/joshua-buatsi-is-virgil-hunter-the-man-to-lead-him-towards-light-heavyweight-elite-including-saul-canelo-alvarez
- "Joshua Buatsi beats Dan Azeez in ferocious 12-round contest at Wembley Arena"https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13063453/joshua-buatsi-beats-dan-azeez-in-ferocious-12-round-contest-at-wembley-arena
- "Confident Joshua Buatsi display delivers unanimous victory over Dan Azeez"https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/boxing/buatsi-azeez-result-2024-b1136889.html
- "Joshua Buatsi floors Willy Hutchinson twice on his way to Wembley win"https://www.boxingscene.com/joshua-buatsi-floors-willy-hutchinson-twice-on-his-way-wembley-win--186047
- "Joshua Buatsi Scores Two Knockdowns, Outpoints Willy Hutchinson For Interim WBO Title"https://www.ringtv.com/713211-joshua-buatsi-scores-two-knockdowns-outpoints-willy-hutchinson-for-interim-wbo-title/
- "Joshua Buatsi beats Willy Hutchinson on a split decision"https://boxingnewsonline.net/joshua-buatsi-beats-willy-hutchinson-on-a-split-decision/
- "Callum Smith outlasts Joshua Buatsi to kick off The Last Crescendo"https://www.boxingscene.com/callum-smith-outlasts-joshua-buatsi-to-kick-off-the-last-crescendo--205453
- "Callum Smith beats Joshua Buatsi by unanimous decision"https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/43966501/callum-smith-joshua-buatsi-boxing-riyadh-saudi-arabia
- "Queensberry adds Joshua Buatsi to light-heavyweight ranks"https://boxingnewsonline.net/queensberry-adds-joshua-buatsi-to-light-heavyweight-ranks/
- "Underwhelming Buatsi outpoints Parker in Manchester"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/czxnnq5n10qo
- "Joshua Buatsi claims controversial victory over Zach Parker"https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/joshua-buatsi-claims-controversial-victory-over-zach-parker/
- RingMagazine.comhttps://ringmagazine.com/en/news/joshua-buatsi-zach-parker-immediate-rematch-rejected-by-wba
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/19739997/joshua-buatsi-choosing-anthony-joshua-floyd-mayweather
- Boxing Newshttps://www.boxingnewsonline.net/boxwise-this-is-about-helping-the-most-vulnerable/