Joshua Buatsi: record, next fight and profile →
Josh Buatsi guaranteed Great Britain a boxing medal in Rio – and then revealed that Floyd Mayweather told him he will become a world champion. The Croydon fighter, who had won his first two fights at the Games by knockout, defeated Algeria’s African champion Abdelhafid Benchabla on a unanimous points decision to reach the light-heavyweight semi-finals and secure at least a bronze medal.
After having incredible success at home during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain is on their way to even more medals during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Rio de Janeiro: Britain’s Joshua Buatsi said he had surprised even himself as he thundered his way into the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympic boxing with a brutal knock-out to enhance his rapidly growing reputation on Thursday.
Rio de Janeiro - A light heavyweight prospect who chose Britain over Ghana to pursue his Olympic dreams clocked the first knock-out of the Rio Games boxing after pulverising his outclassed opponent on Sunday.