Black Bombers Miss Big Cash Prizes At IBA World Championship

All six Ghanaian boxers could not reach the medal zone of this year’s Men’s World Championships in Uzbekistan capital city, Tashkent.

At stake were $200,000 for gold, $100,000 for silver and $50,000 for bronze.

The Black Bombers best performer was new entrant, Bantamweight Amadu Mohammed who reached the Quarter Final Stage. He lost 0-5 to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan.

Welterweight Alfred Kotey lost 0-5 to Lasha Guruli of Georgia, while Flyweight Theophilus Allotey was beaten by 2-3 Split Decision to Peter Chinyemba of Zambia.

Light Welterweight Joseph Commey lost 2-3 Split Decision to Richard Kovacs of Hungary, as Featherweight Abraham Mensah lost 0-5 to Sarawut Sukthet of Thailand.

Experienced Lightweight Abdul Wahid Omar also lost 0-5 to Sofiane Oumila of France after winning a match.

Ghana presented six boxers, four crashed out at round 32, Alfred Kotey reached round 16, while Amadu Mohammed reached quarter final.

Coach Ofori Asare who led the Black Bombers said it was a good experience and exposure for some of them as their first time at international competition.

He was confident they will perform better in subsequent tournaments. The Bombers are preparing for the 13^th African Games dubbed ‘Acccra 2023’ and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

By Sammy Heywood Okine