GAABA plans special championship to outdoor new ring

Accra, Aug. 9, GNA - The Greater Accra Amateur Boxing

Association (GAABA) has planned a special championship in

October to outdoor a new state-of-the-art boxing ring. The ring, valued at 5,000 Sterling was donated by the Haringey

Police Boxing Club, a United Kingdom-based amateur boxing club

last February. Gideon Quartey, Acting Chairman of GAAAB told GNA Sports

on Saturday that preparation for the event has reached an advanced

level. He said that the event will be graced by two officials of the

Haringey Boxing Club, who will officially hand over the facility to

the Association. Mr Quartey was full of praise for the Ghana Olympic Committee

(GOC), National Sports Council (NSC) and Aviance Ghana Limited

for the support towards the clearing of the ring at the port. The GOC and NSC contributed 2,500 Ghana Cedis and 1,400

Ghana Cedis respectively while Aviance waived off 50 percent of

the storage cost before the ring which arrived in the country last

February was released to the GAABA. Meanwhile, Prince Parry of Bukom Gym emerged as a revelation

at the Week 16 of the GAABA League which came off last Friday

at the Prisons Canteen, Cantonment. Parry, despite a majority loss to Regional Team Captain,

Benjamin Lamptey of Will Power Gym in a Light welterweight clash

gave the former one of his toughest outings in the championship by

matching him squarely in all aspects. His combination of left and right punches earned him the plaudit

of the fans while Lamptey's hard-hitting punches worked in his

favour. In the Bantamweight division, Emmanuel Quartey of Fit Square

Gym defeated George Addy of Will Power Gym via a majority

decision just as Nii Ofoli Tetteh also a Fit Square Gym also cruised

past Bright Ayala of Wisdom Gym via a similar decision in the

Featherweight category. Lightweight prodigy, Victor Kuwornu of Bronx Gym beat

Francis Aryee of Attoh Quarshie Gym via a split decision while

Mathias Sulley of Square Deal Gym also accounted for Christian

Dotse of Fit Square Gym via a similar margin, both in the

Lightweight division. Attoh Quarshie Gym's duo of Ebenezer Sowah and Charles

Azumah outclassed Saviour Tetteh of Fit Square Gym and Bismark

Channy of Ultimate Gym unanimously in their Welterweight and

Middleweight clashes respectively. 09 Aug. 08