Buatsi received a bronze medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics
Unbeaten British mild heavyweight Joshua Buatsi knocked out Latvian Ricards Bolotniks within the eleventh spherical to increase his profitable run to fifteen fights.
The 28-year-old staked his declare for a world title shot with the thirteenth KO of his profession within the WBA eliminator.
Buatsi dropped his opponent with a left hook within the sixth spherical and remained in cost till clinching victory with a robust right-hander.
“He pushed me each spherical. He is an excellent champion,” mentioned Buatsi.
“It was an excellent laborious battle and I am glad I managed to shut the present.”
Buatsi, a 2016 Olympic bronze medallist managed by world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, put in a managed efficiency at Matchroom’s Struggle Camp in Brentwood, Essex.
“That was methodical. That was the new-look Buatsi,” mentioned BBC Radio 5 reside pundit Steve Bunce.
