Clottey Set For November Bout

Ghanaian professional boxer and former IBF Welterweight champion, Joshua ‘Hitman’ Clottey, has announced he will return to the ring in November 2016.

The 38-year-old has fought just once since 2015 after he defeated former Middleweight champion, Anthony Mundine in 2014 and this got many to question whether he was contemplating on retiring from the sport.

But the ‘Hitman’, in an interview with Starr FM, dispelled those rumours as he sets November this year for a return to the ring.

“I will be returning in November this year hopefully. I am still active and training. We will confirm the opponent soon.

“Everything is going on well. Ghanaians would soon see me in the ring. Many thought I have retired but I have been training all this while.”

Clottey’s boxing record stands at (39 Wins 5 Defeats and 22 TKOs).

Clottey Set For November Bout

Duke Micah Makes Boxing Debut in UK This Saturday

Ghanaian bantamweight prospect Duke Micah will make his long-awaited debut in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on Saturday, April 16 against Spaniard Raynaldo Cajina (14-31-5, 10 KO’s) at the Chiwell Olympia Sports Center in Nothinghamshire.

 

Micah (14-0, 14 K0’s), currently the reigning WBO African bantamweight champion, had two fights called off in successive months after his opponents (Mikheil Soloninkini and Giorgi Gachechiladze, respectively, failed their respective proposed medicals.

 

Micah’s trainer, Carl Lokko told Bukomboxingnews.com from their base in the U.K., “this Saturday, Duke Micah will be having his debut fight in U.K,”  “He is in good shape and ever ready for the bout. Training for the past months has been very good. Duke is a disciplined boxer who takes his training very serious and he very talented. The weekend card will be a big opportunity for him to showcase his talent to the world.”

 

 

“It was difficult getting a bantamweight opponent for Duke so since Cajina who is a super featherweight who was available we agreed to fight him at catch-weight. There wouldn’t be any problem for Duke fighting catch-weight, I believe in his quality and definitely he will come out as the winner,” he added.

 

Micah’s last fought in December at the Accra Sports Stadium, stopping Ekow Wilson in round eight to win the vacant WBO bantamweight title.

Duke Micah Makes Boxing Debut in UK This Saturday

Ghanaian Boxer Falls Short In WBC Title Quest

Ghana’s Prosper Ankrah has failed in his quest to clinch the WBC Continental America’s super featherweight title in a later bout against Mexico’s Tomas Rojas.

Ankrah (24-7, 15 KO’s) had to pull out due to elbow injury ad had to retire before the start of the fifth round last Saturday at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Veracruz, Mexico

failed to  (47-14-1, 32 KO’s) as an  forced Ankrah to .

The promising boxer had started the fight well as a powerful right hook in the first round sent Rojas crashing to the canvas but the Mexican managed to make it out of the round as Ankrah had the advantage.

Rojas returned to the second round with a new approach as he opened up Ankrah with a combination of good movement, uppercuts and hooks. Rojas controlled the third round, catching Ankrah off-guard with a straight right square on the chin.

Ankrah revised his strategy as he changed tactics in the fourth round with minimal use of his left hand but this did not scare Rojas who rather capitalized, unloaded more punches on the Ghanaian who sought refuge behind a shell defense.

“I was having a good night last Saturday but due to an injury I couldn’t continue with the fight,” Ankrah told Bukomboxingnews.com. “In the first round I was on top but in the second I started feeling some pains in my elbow.

“I was very disappointed because if I had finished the twelve rounds I would have won the title but all the same this is part of boxing.

“Despite losing, I must commend Rojas he is a good fighter, on the night he was very aggressive and I wish him well in his future endeavors,” Ankrah added.

Ghanaian Boxer Falls Short In WBC Title Quest