Joshua Buatsi turns pro with Matchroom

[John Locke]

NEW SIGNING! Olympic bronze medallist @boxingbuatsi joins @MatchroomBoxing and will make pro debut at O2 on July 1: https://t.co/qU9Lkin9Dc pic.twitter.com/pqSjG285np

— Sky Sports Boxing 🥊 (@SkySportsBoxing) June 5, 2017

Keep an eye on this boy, he's gonna make some noise. Another great addition to 175, a lot of guys are gonna struggle to cope with his body punching.

[DeadLikeMe]

Legit fighter from what I have seen.

[RightJabLikeZab]

Finally. Glad he isn't wasting any more time in the amateurs

[Eff Pandas]

Who he beat & lose to that's notable as an amateur?

[mlac]

buatsi v Yarde in a couple of years!

[Chrismart]

Noticed Bellew talking about him on Twitter last night :

@ TonyBellew
A Style made for the pro's.... #PowerAndTalent #KeepAnEyeOnThisOnePeople


Looking forward to seeing him. I enjoyed watching him at the Olympics.

[soul_survivor]

He is already 24 and Hearn will have to keep him busy, none of this 2 or 3 fights a year rubbish. In terms of talent, he is quite good but kinda robotic at times and requires a lot on strength. He will need to work on speed and movement.

[John Locke]

Who he beat & lose to that's notable as an amateur?

Other than his 3 dominant wins in Rio, he stopped Akhmedov who's turned pro now and a very highly rated prospect, he's also dropped the great La Cruz.

I'm on and off with how closely I follow amateur boxing tbh, somebody like yngwie or Neetzsche could give you more info as they follow it closely year in year out.

The Olympics was my first time seeing him and straight away he stood out to me and I became a fan. He's got a very good style for the pros, you know his power is real because of how regularly he stopped guys in the ams, his body punching is also gonna have guys pissing blood for weeks. Definitely keep an eye on him.

buatsi v Yarde in a couple of years!

Yarde is no good, I think Buatsi would KO him on his debut. Different levels.

[Poppo168]

Yeah boyssss, he's a wrecking machine with great power & body punching, he's also very good technically, I too would enjoy seeing him vs Yarde

[Tom Cruise]

Excellent news.