Joshua Buatsi relishing his Olympic dream
Team GB’s Joshua Buatsi registered the first KO of the 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday yet the Ghanaian-born 23-year-old never imagined that he would one day represent his adopted country at one of the world’s greatest sporting events.
The Londoner beat Uganda’s Kennedy Katende to open his Rio ledger, easing himself into the next round of fights courtesy of the third-round win.
“It's a good start,” he told the Daily Mirror when reflecting on the victory. “I've just been told that I got the first knockout so it is great to get that.”
“The primary aim was to get the win which is all that matters. He's a very experienced guy but I've been training hard and wouldn't let him stop me. He is considerably more experienced than me so to stop him is a great confidence boost. I would never have believed growing up that I could be at the Olympics but here I am.”
He now has a few days to rest and reflect on the performance before making his second appearance at the Games on Thursday, where he meets Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan in a last sixteen encounter.
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