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Knockout Championships to
precede 2nd GAABA League
Accra, Oct. 6, Ghanadot/GNA - A special knockout
championships is to be organised to precede the second
edition of the Greater Accra Amateur Boxing Association (GAABA)
League, which is expected to commence next month.
The knockout championships will see registered boxers
battling among themselves with the eventual winner declared
in every weight category.
Gideon Quartey, Vice-Chairman of the Association, who
revealed this to GNA Sports last Friday, said this is part
of the efforts of the Association to keep the boxers in top
shape for future assignments.
He said that a date will soon be announced for the
championships, the first of its kind on the local boxing
calendar which would be followed by an official launching of
the second edition of the league.
Meanwhile, the seventh edition of the weekly contest
organised by the Regional Association came off last Friday
at the Prisons Canteen, Cantonments in Accra.
Ebo Electric of Ashaiman Gym emerged the hero of the evening
when he "electrocuted" William Nekasem of the Fit Square Gym
within 120 seconds of the first round during their
Welterweight contest.
The well built Ebo unsettled Nekasem with series of punches
in the opening seconds, which compelled the referee to stop
the bout after the latter's second knockdown amidst chants
from the thick crowd.
Emmanuel Quarshie of Attoh Quarshie Gym outclassed Francis
Quarshie of Star High Gym also in the Welterweight division.
In the Featherweight division, Panix Gym's Joshua Barnor
overpowered Joshua Addy of Attoh Quarshie Gym, while Bright
Ayala of Wisdom Gym also succumbed to Isaac Sackey of Attoh
Quarshie Gym.
Raymond Commey of Square Deal Gym silenced the fans'
favourite, Odoi Yemofio of De-Oaks Gym while Fit Square's
Nii Ofoli Tetteh also handed a similar feat to Mike Annani,
also of De-Oaks Gym.
Attoh Quarshie's Charles Stella however triumphed over
Yakubu Dawuda of Bukom Gym while Tahidu Akurugu Atoa crowned
his debut with a sweet victory over fellow debutant, Samuel
Afoli of Ultimate Gym in the Middleweight class.
In the Lightweight division, Attoh Quarshie's duo of Offei
Dodoo and Akuetteh Aryee emerged victors over Azumah Alanri
and Bismark Donkor of Ultimate and Ashaiman Gyms
respectively.
Will Power's Ben Lamptey defeated "The Pride of Ashaiman"
Felix Agbozo in their Light welterweight contest with Duke
Micah reigning supreme over Jesse Lartey in an-all Fit
Square Gym affair in the Light flyweight division.
GNA
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