British professional light-heavyweight boxer Joshua Buatsi, who is 32 years old, held the titles of British light-heavyweight championship in 2019 and WBA International light-heavyweight championship from 2018 to 2021. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, he brought home a bronze medal for Great Britain in the light-heavyweight category. He went professional in July 2017 and defeated Cuban boxer Carlos Mena in his first fight.
Buatsi was born in Ghana’s Accra, but his family later relocated to the UK, where he completed his elementary and college studies and began his boxing career. Due to the brutality of boxing, his parents were first apprehensive about his choice, but they eventually came around and let him follow his heart.
Here is everything we know about the British professional boxer with Ghanaian ancestry.
Joshua Buatsi, Who Was Raised In The UK, Was Born In Accra, Ghana
Joshua Buatsi’s parents gave birth to him on March 14, 1993, in Tema, Accra, Ghana. As previously stated, he is currently 32 years old.
Despite the fact that there is little information about his family’s background, we learned that he has 3 siblings: a brother named Jacob and two sisters named Janet and Loretta.
Buatsi spent his early childhood in Ghana before his family moved to the United Kingdom when he was 9 years old. He grew up in Croydon, South London, where his parents settled.
“Just Business” enrolled in Edenham High School, now Orchard Park High School, in Shirley, Cryodon, in 2004 when he was 11 years old and graduated in 2009. He was admitted to St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, eight years after graduating from high school, where he earned a degree in Business Management and Sports Science.
Buatsi’s Parents Were Initially Skeptical About His Boxing Ambition
Britain’s Joshua Buatsi began boxing while still a high school student at the age of 15. He went to the South Norwood and Victory Amateur Boxing Club at the time because it was close to Croydon, but he was ordered to return the following night at 7pm. He departed and returned the following evening, but trainer Terry Smith forbade him from working out because he was five minutes late. He thus kept to time the following night.
Whenever he went to the boxing gym, he pretended to his parents that he was attending football practice. This is due to their profound reservations about the sport, which is dangerous. His father, according to reports, watched the violent boxing match between Nigel Benn and Micahel Watson in 1989.
So, when his father asked to peek inside his bag, he saw no football boots, shin guards, or long socks. While telling him about the Benn and Watson fight, his father advised him against boxing.
Despite his parents’ concerns, he persisted, and when he was 18, they allowed him to have his way. A few years later, he began winning titles in several events, including the 2014 and 2015 England Boxing Elite National Championships, as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships in Bulgaria and a bronze medal for Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
His mother, on the other hand, was quite supportive. She assisted in making his meals and washing his clothes and kit, but she doesn’t mind if he quits.
Buatsi made his pro debut in July 2017 at the O2 Arena, defeating Cuban boxer Carlos Mena. After rejecting an offer from former American professional boxer and boxing promoter Floyd Mayweather, he is now managed by British pro boxer and two-time former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
His Marital Status Is Unclear
At the moment, it is not known who Joshua Buatsi’s wife is. So, it is unclear whether he is married.
Despite his popularity as a professional boxer, the media has been unable to details of his private and love life. He has managed to keep those details away from the public.
He is more focused on his boxing career and hopes of winning a world title in his weight division.
Joshua Buatsi’s Net Worth Is Above $1 Million
Joshua Buatsi’s current estimated net worth is more than $1 million. His professional career, which he has been in for 8 years, brought in the money.
The Ghanaian-born British professional boxer makes additional money through endorsement deals and other sources in addition to boxing. Currently, he is under contract with the American company Nike. The value of the deal is unknown, but he is unquestionably making a good living from it.
Apart from making money, Buatsi spends it by giving back to society. With an emphasis on youths from impoverished communities in his native Ghana, he established the Joshua Buatsi Foundation. The foundation consists of two units: Wisdom Boxing Gym and New Life Nunga Children’s Home International, an orphanage.
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