Joshua Buatsi guaranteed Britain their first medal in the ring as he was an overwhelming points winner against Abdelhafid Benchabla, of Algeria, in their light-heavyweight quarter-final. Buatsi has been a revelation, winning his opening two bouts by stoppage. That included his win in the second round over Elshod Rasulov, the No 3 seed from Uzbekistan. Benchabla was seeded as well but Buatsi could not have gone into the bout in better form. He started brilliantly, taking the action to his awkward opponent and landing a vicious overhand right that forced the referee to give Benchabla a standing count in the…

Source: The Times August 15, 2016 03:22 UTC