Author: Sammy Heywood Okine
Ghana’s Light Welterweight -63.5Kg JOSEPH COMMEY aka Jaguar lost on unanimous points decision to American Emelio Garcia at the ongoing second World Olympic Qualifiers.
He becomes the fifth Black Bomber to miss the flight to Paris 2024
Flyweight-51Kg THEOPHILUS KPAKPO ALLOTEY fights on Saturday, 30th May against Anvarzhan Khadzhiev (Kyrgyzstan). He must win plus two others before securing the ticket.
While in the Women’s Middleweight -75Kg (Rd 16), ORNELLA SATHOUD faces Aynur Rzayeva (Azerbaijan) on 1st June, 2024.
The boxers whose Paris Dream has dissolved are now five: Amadu Mohammed (Featherweigt – 57Kg), Henry Malm (Light Middleweight -71Kg), Jonathan Tetteh (Heavyweight -92Kg), Mark Kojovi Ahondjo (Super Heavyweight -92+kg) and Joseph Commey Light welterweight -63.5kg).
51 slots are for grabs by 579 boxers from 133 nations. 610 coaches are represented for the tournaments tha ends on June 2, 2024.