Dogboe To Fight Filipino In Unification Bout

WBO Africa featherweight champion, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (14-0, 9 KOs) will fight WBO Oriental featherweight champion, John Neil Tabanao (13-1,9KOs) in a unification bout at the Police Officers’ Social & Fitness Centre in Accra on Friday,August 26, 2016.

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Dogboe, in June, retained his WBO African Featherweight Title against Uganda’s Edward ‘Shaka’ Kakembo (11-1, 3Ko) after knocking him out in the sixth round in a bout staged at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Dogboe is vigorously training at the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, ahead of the bout. Meanwhile, its presser is scheduled for August 24, 2016.

Dogboe To Fight Filipino In Unification Bout

Rio 2016 : Ghana"s Boxer Wahid Eliminated By Argentine"s Pro Boxer

Ghana’s Abdul Wahid Omar lost to Argentine’s Pro Alberto Ezequiel Melian  in the Men’s 56kg Bantamweight bout yesterday as he failed to progress to the round of 16.

Ghana’s sole boxer at this years’ event was hoping to reignite Ghana’s Olympic dream with a spirited performance but failed in his quest

 

All three judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 all in favor of Melian who really showed his class as an Amateur International Boxing Authority(AIBA) Pro.

 

Ghana is now left with twelve athletes in contention for medals at the Games, after two swimmers Kaya Forson and Abeiku Jackson and a judoka athlete Szandra Szogedi  got eliminated from the competition earlier.

 

Up next for Ghana is Weightlifter Christian Amoah who will compete in the Men’s 85kg category today becoming the first Male Weightlifter for Ghana at the Olympics.

Rio 2016 : Ghana"s Boxer Wahid Eliminated By Argentine"s Pro Boxer

Dogboe Knockdown Kakembo To Retain Featherweight Title

Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe (14-0,9Ko) has retained his WBO African Featherweight Title against Uganda’s Edward ‘Shaka’ Kakembo (11-1,3Ko) after knocking him down in the sixth Round in bout staged at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday.

 

Prior to the bout touted as the’ Battle of the Rising Stars’, Kakembo promise to chain Dogboe who he considered as a ‘dog; which made the matchup a very interesting one to look forward.

 

Indeed the bout did leave up to expectation as the two boxers where heated up for the contest which in ended prematurely in the sixth round.

 

Kakembo in the early stages showed his aggressiveness despite the free flow of punches been thrown at him by the’ razzle dazzling’ Ghanaian boxer with various combination of his left and right hooks on the body of Kakembo.

 

Dogboe showed his determination with some blistering speed combined with technique and skill on Kakembo’s head on which he occasionally got through which made him develop a cut on his face.

 

Kakembo was fierce as ever, withstanding the Dogboe jabs and uppercut which were not getting through,Kakembo on various occasions complained to the referee of Dogboe hiring the back of his head which was ignored.

 

Dogboe was in cruise control as he executed a knowdown in the sixth round which saw Kakembo in wonder land and not being able to continue the fight.

 

Kakembo after the bout complained about the food he was being given prior to the fight which he said was full of vapor nonetheless he still insisted on a rematch against the Royal Storm

 

Dogboe Knockdown Kakembo To Retain Featherweight Title

Amir Khan To Compete For Pakistan At The Olympics

Amir Khan is plotting a dramatic Olympic comeback – for Pakistan – after professional boxers were controversially given permission to compete at Rio 2016.

Khan welcomed Wednesday’s ­decision by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) at its ­extraordinary congress in Lausanne, even though other British fighters responded furiously.

The 29-year-old, born and raised in Bolton, shot to fame by winning a silver medal for Great Britain in the lightweight division at the 2004 ­Olympics before turning professional a year later.

He said last year he would love to “turn it into a gold medal” if pro boxers were given the green light to go to Rio and he revealed on Wednesday that he wanted to do so while representing the country of his parents’ birth. Speaking at a promotional event in Karachi, the former light-welterweight world champion said: “It’s a decision which I welcome.

“It will help boxers, and if I am permitted as per rules and by my promoter then I would love to compete for Pakistan. I will be very happy if I can compete in Olympics. I want to serve Pakistan.”

Khan’s younger brother Haroon represented Pakistan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he won flyweight bronze.

But the AIBA denied him permission to fight for the country at London 2012 as he had represented Britain at junior level.

The British Amateur Boxing ­Association (BABA) is not expected to consider the selection of professional fighters in Rio.

 

Source : Telegraph

Amir Khan To Compete For Pakistan At The Olympics

Ghana’s Amoako to Meet Uganda’s Bogere on April 30th

Ghana’s Samuel “Bruno” Amoako (21-9, 15 KO’s) will test his strength against Ugandan Sheriff “The Lion” Bogere (27-1, 19 KO’s) at the Armory, Washington, DC, on April 30th in a lightweight contest.

The two African pugilists will be defending national pride when they meet on neutral territory. Amoako will enter the bout riding a five-fight losing streak against a slew of up and comers. The 31-year-old veteran hasn’t won a bout since a 2014 third round stoppage of Sulemah Adams in Accra, Ghana.

Bogere will be the decided favorite going in. Best known for his formidable power and pre-fight antics that includes entering the ring in a lion’s mask, the Ugandan recently signed on to Mayweather Promotions, who will be the promoter of record on this night.

Bogere has rebounded nicely since his 2013 decision loss to then-WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril and will look to continue his winning ways next weekend.

The card will feature a salivating double-header, with fast-rising Brit James DeGale defending his IBF super middleweight title against Rogelio Medina before Badou Jack defends his WBC super middleweight crown against dangerous former champ Lucian Bute in the main event.

 

SOURCE : Bukomboxing news

Ghana’s Amoako to Meet Uganda’s Bogere on April 30th

I Will Be A Competitor Not A Participant In Rio - Omar Wahid

Ghanaian flyweight boxer Abdul Omar Wahid after his qualification to the summer Olympic Games in Rio has reiterated his zeal to be a competitor and not a passive participant.

The 21 year old boxer has showed his boxing prowess on the local terrain and is already looking a very good prospect in winning a medal for the country despite a poor showing in the African Olympic qualifier in Cameroon recently.

In an interview with Sportscrusader.com, the young lad said “my focus now for the Olympics is to make a mark and not only to participate, I have to keep working hard to fulfill my dream of becoming a world champion for Ghana”.

Omar Wahid is the second athlete to qualify for Ghana in across all disciplines with the first being Track and Field athlete Sarfo Antwi.

I Will Be A Competitor Not A Participant In Rio - Omar Wahid

Audio : I Will Redeem Ghana"s Boxing Image in Rio - Omar Wahid

After receiving confirmation from the Amateur International Boxing Federation (AIBA),  Ghana’s sole qualifier so far in boxing to the Rio Olympics, Abdul Omar Wahid has vowed to make a mark in the mega sporting event when it takes center stage in August.

Omar initially made it to the semi finals at the African qualifiers in Yaounde, Cameroon, but failed to win his bout there, which thwarted his chance of qualifying.

In an interview with Sportscrusader.com the 21 year old promising star said ” it feels great to qualify for the Olympics, it is an honor for me personally and i am very focused to prove my worth and work hard so that all my dreams will come true.

In total, all nine boxers from Ghana failed to qualify during that tournament, but the team will once again get the chance to redeemed their boxing career when they participate in the AIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament from the June 7–19, 2016 in Azerbaijan.

Audio : I Will Redeem Ghana"s Boxing Image in Rio - Omar Wahid