Set to take on the toughest test of his career to date, Joshua Buatsi is one to watch as he inches closer to the light-heavyweight title.
February 22nd will see Joshua Buatsi lock horns with Liverpool’s Callum ‘Mundo’ Smith.
The South London boxer won the WBO interim title in his last fight against Willy Hutchinson and will be looking to challenge the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light-heavyweight crown.
Here is everything you need to know about Joshua Buatsi.
How old is Joshua Buatsi?
Buatsi was born in Accra, Ghana in 1993. He moved to the UK as a child and is now aged 31.
He currently resides in South London, where he grew up.
Who trains Joshua Buatsi?
Buatsi trains under US trainer Virgil Hunter.
Hunter has extensive experience with the light-heavyweight division, having overseen Andre Ward’s impressive career.
Joshua Buatsi height and weight
Buatsi stands at 6 foot 1 inch (1.86m) and fights at 175lbs or 79kg.
He has a reach of 74.5 inches.
Why did Buatsi leave Matchroom?
Buatsi was signed to Eddie Hearn‘s Matchroom up until after his fight with Craig Richards. Since then, he signed with Ben Shalom’s BOXXER.
Hearn says Buatsi was offered a world title shot against Dmitry Bivol after his company built Buatsi up to world-level. He tells of how he wanted to extend his deal with Buatsi, but this did not happen and the fight with Bivol never materialized.
Joshua Buatsi’s net worth
According to The Sun, Buatsi’s net worth sits between £1.2 million and £3.9 million. This is likely to increase after the biggest fight of his career against Callum Smith in Riyadh.
Joshua Buatsi’s X and Instagram accounts
Buatsi has over 119k followers on his Instagram account, @joshuabuatsi
He also boasts 61.2k followers on his X account, @boxingbuatsi
What is Joshua Buatsi’s record?
Buatsi currently boasts an undefeated record of 19-0. Thirteen of his wins have come by way of knockout.
His last five fights have seen him defeat the likes of Willy Hutchinson, Pawel Stepien, Dan Azeez, Craig Richards, and Ricards Bolotniks.
In his latest fight, he picked up the WBO interim light-heavyweight title after a split-decision win over Hutchinson. Many believe the scorecard in favor of Hutchinson is especially controversial since Hutchinson was knocked down twice and had a point deducted in the fight.
Buatsi defeated British and Commonwealth title holder, Dan Azeez, in his fight prior to facing Hutchinson, and was half of a South London derby against Craig ‘Spider’ Richards before that.
Joshua Buatsi’s next fight
Despite rumors of a fight with Anthony Yarde, a fight that has been the topic of much conversation from fans, Buatsi is set to face former world champion, Callum Smith, next.
Smith lost his first challenge at the light-heavyweight crown in his last fight, where he was stopped for the first time in his career by Artur Beterbiev.
Smith holds an impressive record of 30-2 and has only lost to Beterbiev and Canelo Alvarez.
The fight was for Alvarez’s super-middleweight world title. Canelo seeks to become undisputed again as he faces William Scull next.
Smith holds wins over George Groves and John Ryder and produced a scary knockout in his light-heavyweight debut against Lenin Castillo.