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Prince Doku steals show at boxing extravaganza
Kumasi, Oct.4, Ghanadot/GNA -
Boxing fans in the Kumasi Metropolis at the weekend went
into a frenzy with excitement as some professional and
amateur boxers in the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions
pitched their strength against each other in a boxing
extravaganza held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall.
Dubbed “Barka- da – Sallah Night”, the event was put
together by Agyaba Boxing Syndicate in collaboration with
the Ghana Boxing Authority and aimed at whipping up the
interest of the sport among residents of the Metropolis and
also to round off the Muslim Ramadan feast.
Agyaba Kwame Afriyie, Chief Executive of the Syndicate told
the GNA Sports after the competition that “The development
of boxing at the regional level would be meaningless unless
stakeholders invest massively in the sport to help nurture
young talents and potential future boxing champions for the
nation”.
In the main bout, Prince Doku of Believers Boxing Gym in
Accra pummelled Baba Clay of B.B. Boxing Club of Kumasi to
submission in their eight-round contest in the Super
lightweight to record a 3-0 unanimous decision win.
The judges scored the fight 80-72, 80-72 and 80-72 in favor
of the Accra-based pugilist who was carried shoulder high
amidst brass band music by his supporters soon after the
verdict had been announced.
Using his longer reach to advantage, Doku dominated in the
initial stages of their bout as he warded off the advancing
Clay whose target of recording an early technical knock-out
failed to materialize as anticipated by his numerous home
supporters.
In the fourth and fifth rounds, the two boxers concentrated
the action in the middle of the ring where they traded hefty
punches but it was Doku who came out stronger as he combined
some effective left and right upper cuts that led to the
Kumasi-based pugilist to bleed profusely from his mouth and
nose.
Clay who was, however, determined to appease his supporters
managed to endure the pain and fought gallantly, as he came
out with some impressive body swerves and swift foot works
to confuse the hard- hitting Doku in the sixth and seven
rounds.
In the eight round the Prince Doku took absolute control of
the game and chased Clay all over the ring hitting him with
a combination of left and right punches that occasionally
dazed the latter but he managed to hold his own till the end
of the bout.
In the other supporting bouts, veteran Baba Anafo of B.B.
Boxing Club beat Zakari Adamu of Wisdom Gym from Accra to
record a sixth- round Technical Knock-Out (TKO) win in the
Light weight division, whilst Wombil Timbil of B. B. Boxing
Club also defeated his opponent Espania Asomia of Indigo
Boxing Gym in Accra in their Middle weight bout.
In the Light welterweight fray, Yaw Sakia of B.B. Boxing
Club was defeated by Ebenezer Lamptey of Believers Boxing
Gym in the first round, whilst Stephen Abbey of Wisdom
Boxing Club from Accra also beat Ibrahim Gariba of Day
Nursery Club from Kumasi in the first round of their Light
heavyweight contest.
In the amateur category, James Allou of B.B. Boxing Club
defeated John Kudjoe of Day Nursery Club in the second round
of their Light welterweight contest while Sakodan Bindi of
B.B. Boxing Club also beat Tambil Kalayan his gym mate in
the third round of their Feather weight bout.
GNA
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