sport news JEFF POWELL: An unblemished professional record should give Joshua Buatsi edge ... trends now
sport news JEFF POWELL: An unblemished professional record should give Joshua Buatsi edge ... trends now
JEFF POWELL: The unblemished professional record of Olympic bronze medal winner Joshua Buatsi should give him the edge over his less celebrated South London neighbour Craig Richards... and set up a shot at the world light-heavyweight title Joshua Buatsi faces fellow South Londoner Craig Richards at the O2 on Saturday The 29-year-old, an Olympic medal winner in Rio, is unbeaten in his pro career He hopes that victory will set up a light-heavyweight title fight with Dmitry Bivol But Richards, 32, believes that Buatsi's ego will be his downfall in the ring
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Joshua Buatsi, who harboured the ambition of becoming a world champion within four years of winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finds himself having to unlock a shot at that dream by lifting the unofficial South London light-heavyweight crown.
Buatsi puts his unbeaten record on the line on this spring Saturday night in 2022 against his less celebrated neighbour Craig Richards.
The local interest should ensure a sizeable turn-out at the O2 but both men are looking beyond this domestic scrap. Each have sights sets on Dmitry Bivol, who inflicted a shock defeat on boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez a fortnight ago.
