Pride of Wisdom Boxing Gym, Theophilus Nii Kpakpo Allotey aka ‘Theo Lopez’ put up an amazing display to defeat Isaac Aryeetey to win the National Super Flyweight title belt on Saturday at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Coming from a training camp in the British Cayman Island, Allotey and his coach Dr. Ofori Asare exhibited fantastic and classic boxing skills and coaching to the admiration of fans.
By his sweet victory, Allotey who represented Ghana at the qualifiers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has made history as one of the boxers to have won a national title after a short time turning professional.
He has improved his records to six u defeated pro bouts and now looking forward to defend and move to the continental sphere.
Administrator of the Wisdom Boxing Gym. Miss Sarah Lotus Asare said the victory is super and will be an inspiration and motivation to boxers of the club which is known to be one of the most disciplined outfits.
She informed that the victory celebrations will be carried to some communities and schools that are going to get educational materials.
Allotey won by a round seven knock out and he said the win is just the beginning of greater things to come.
Allotey represented Ghana in Senegal. Italy and Thailand for the 2024 Olympic Games Qualifiers. Though he could not make it, he believes the professional ranks can be the place to establish himself as a super star.
He told Yours Truly on Omashi TV that he hopes to become a world champion and believed in his coach as a great trainer who is capable of winning a world title.
The main bouts of the night staged by Ayitey Powers Promotions between Haruna Mohammed aka Thunder and Jacob Dickson for the national cruiserweight title as well as Baubali versus Soldier Boxer for the national super middleweight title could not be honored as the promoter was not able to meet conditions by the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).
After much debate the enthusiastic disappointed fans had to go home when the referee climbed down from the ring.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
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