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UK boxing team outclass Greater Accra team Amateur Boxing
Tournament
Accra, Feb 17, Ghanadot/GNA - The Greater Accra Amateur
Boxing team had the shock of their lives when they were
outclassed by their visiting English counterparts, Haringey
Police and Community boxing team in an international
tournament on Saturday.
The contest which came off at the Sacred Heart Technical
Vocational Centre at James Town in Accra saw the
much-determined English team, completely overwhelming their
hosts whose pugilists looked stamina-suspect.
The Haringey Police and Community team won four of the six
bouts, making a mockery of the huge physical structure of
the host boxers, compelling them to settle with boos and
jeers from their own home fans.
The demolition started during the flyweight contest between
Greater Accra's Samuel Yaw Addo and Ashley Sexton of the UK
team.
Addo launched his campaign on a bright note at the early
stages of the bout with series of punches and jabs right
from the onset against the skinny British, but he later ran
out of steam.
Sexton, a member of the British Amateur Boxing team,
capitalized on his reach, height and stamina advantage to
hand out "some great boxing tutorials" to Addo, who had run
out of gas by the second round.
The young British who became the toast of the fans was
adjudged the winner, courtesy a 4-1 verdict.
In the Lightweight division, The UK team's Sam Ojomo
defeated Evans Dodoo by a similar result, raising further
concerns about the technical and tactical abilities of the
host team.
The hard-hitting southpaw was too tall a mountain for Dodoo
to climb, as the latter could only contend with feeble
punches in distress after the first round.
Another southpaw, Chris Webb completed a hat-trick for the
visiting team with a unanimous victory over Odoi Yemefio in
the Light Welterweight division.
Webb, who bled through the nose after a punch in the third
round, fought back strongly to win on the score cards of all
the five judges.
Emmanuel Quarshie restored some hope for the Greater Accra
team courtesy a split decision (3-2) victory over Eric
Ochieng in the Welterweight class. The well-built Quarshie
knocked down his opponent some few seconds into the opening
round and never looked back.
In the Middleweight division, Greater Accra's Charles Stella
unanimously defeated Kinsley Okolie of the Haringey Police
and Community team, in one of the heated encounters of the
night.
Luke Robinson finally edged out Sampson Dzaku in the Light
Heavyweight via a split decision. Dzaku floored his opponent
in the second round, but allowed the British to come back
strongly to give his team their fourth win of the night.
The UK team will wrap up their tour with the final contest
against their hosts on Wednesday, February 20 at the Prisons
Canteen, Cantonment.
GNA
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