Ghanaian Born English Boxer Joshua Buatsi Eyes WBA Light Heavyweight Title

• Undefeated Ghanaian-born boxer Joshua Buatsi is targeting a shot at the WBA light-heavyweight title
• The UK-based orthodox boxer outpointed Craig Richards in his last fight at the O2 Arena on May 21, 2022 in London, England
• Joshua Buatsi is currently in the United States preparing vigorously for his upcoming bout against Jean Pascal on a yet-to-be-confirmed date

Long identified as one of the United Kingdom’s brightest boxing prospects, Ghanaian-born boxer Joshua ‘Just Business’ Buatsi continuously moves up in the standings getting closer to his world title shot, sooner than we think.

The 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist took an indestructible step with victory over domestic rival Craig ‘Spider’ Richards in London on Saturday, 21 May, 2022.

The victory could see Buatsi become the leading contender for the WBA light-heavyweight world title.

Over the recent months, there has been much speculation on who Buatsi, 29, should fight next.

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With a striking record of (16-0, 13 KOs), the British IBF light-heavyweight boxer has the pedigree to challenge the very best. His reputation as a nice guy precedes him, but in the ring, his clinical ferocity is relentless.

According to Boxing Scene, Hall Of Fame promoter Lou DiBella has outbided Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing to secure the exclusive rights to stage the Buatsi - Jean Pascal IBF Light heavyweight title eliminator.

Matchroom Boxing has in the past successfully promoted all of Buatsi’s fights, most recently against Craig Richards & Ričards Bolotņiks.

Buatsi starts training in the US

Despite the ongoing discussions of finalizing a date, platform and location for the Buatsi-Pascal fight, Buatsi has already headed to the United States Of America to train with renowned boxing coach Virgil Hunter for the next couple of months till his official date announcement.

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Hunter, who was also responsible for leading former two-weight world champion Andre Ward to an unbeaten career and Amir Khan to world titles. Buatsi describes having Hunter in his corner as ‘a big plus.”

Joshua Buatsi dreams of taking world title fights to his homeland Ghana in the prospective future, but for now he is focused on the most important test of his career, the forthcoming world title shot.

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Fury and Wilder completed an epic trilogy last year, with the latter winning two of the three fights to remain the undisputed champion of the heavy weight division.

Meanwhile, Bukom Banku who has an incredible record, having lost only one fight in his career has only one international success to his credit. He defeat Fenec Albert of Hungary in 2019.