By Prince Dornu-Leiku
Ghana’s enigmatic boxer, Braimah Kamoko is set to use boxing to spread the message of peace to Ghanaians as the West African nation goes into general elections on December 7 when he headlines the ‘Ghana for Peace’ boxing promotion on 1st December in Accra.
Unbeaten Kamoko, 23-0, 17 KOs, puts his WBO Africa Light Heavyweight title up against Tanzanian Pascal Ndomba at the Accra Sports Stadium barely six days before Ghana’s 2012 Election Day. It will be a first return to the ring for the man famously nicknamed Bukom Banku since he successfully defended the same belt against Uganda’s Hamza Wandera back on February 25.
The ‘Ghana for Peace’ bill features a total of seven bouts to excite fight fans in Accra and is promoted by Golden Concepts and Golden Mike Promotions under the auspices of the Ghana Boxing Authority headed by Samir Captan.
Hot prospect Frederick Lawson AKA Okunka faces a test of his world title credentials when he faces Miguel Barrionuevo of Argentina for both the vacant WBO Youth Welterweight and WBO International Welterweight belts.
In other fights, Ghanaian Samuel Amoako AKA Bruno fights David Kiilu of Kenya over 12 rounds for the WBO Africa Lightweight championship, International Light Middleweight contest over ten rounds featuring Ghana’s Joshua Okine AKA Bukom Tsatsu against Nigerian Dodo Akem and a national featherweight championship between Ishmael Aryeetey and Razak Nettey.
Concluding the fight line-up on the night dedicated to Ghana’s peace, is the return of Ayitey Powers in a Super Middleweight contest against Bastie Samir and another Super Middleweight contest featuring Ahmed Saraku of Ghana versus Sulley Olagbade of Nigeria.
Ringside tickets sell for GH¢30 with the popular stand going for a moderate GH¢10.
For ticket reservations, kindly call +233-24-410-2481
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
Dear Ahmed Saraku
Cordial greetings from Cuba
speaks the MSc. Machado Teresa Hernandez, assistant MSc Lic. and coach Roberto Ibanez, former coach of Cuba ¨ ¨ Black bomber Ghana national team, of which I am part you. my boss Roberto Ibañez has him in high esteem and want to contact you to restore communication with you.
teresamh@uclv.edu.cu
Please let me have your contact details, ie email and phone MAIL to contact you directly and can restore good relations.
cordially,
MSc. Teresa Machado Hernandez
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
UCLV CUBA