Emmanuel Tagoe of Ghana (28-1, 14 KOs) returns to ring action on 20 October against former WBA lightweight world champion, Paulus Moses of Namibia (40-4, 24 KOs) for the WBO Africa lightweight title on the first ever Asamoah Gyan Fight Night billed for the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
Boxing is on the rise in Ghana and the official launch of a new boxing league christened ‘Bukom Fist of Fury’ to bell off on September 28 as well as opening of a new office for the operations of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) at the plush Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Friday has just taken it a notch higher.
As the countdown to his maiden world title defence against Hidenori Otake at the Gila River Arena on August 25 edges ever closer, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe has taken time off his busy training regime to send a message to his countrymen, expressing his appreciation and gratitude for their unending support as well as to inform them of the new RStv (Rising Star TV) app created by his father/trainer, Paul Dogboe’s Rising Star Africa Promotions.
Ghana’s Patrick Allotey proved too strong for loud-mouthed Ugandan slugger, Badru Lusambya on Saturday in Accra, the Ghanaian easily edging a unanimous decision to successfully stage a first defence of his WBO Africa junior middleweight belt.
Ghana’s world title chasing Patrick Allotey (38-3, 30 KOs) tilted the scales at 152 lbs and the Ugandan challenger in their WBO Africa junior middleweight championship tonight, Badru Lusambya (26-3-2, 24 KOs) came in a pound heavier at 153 lbs at the weighs in Accra on Friday morning.
WBO junior featherweight champ, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe is sending out a strong warning to Japanese veteran, Hidenori Otake to get ready to be knocked out cold when the two clash in Glendale, Arizona three weeks hence on a Top Rank Promotions co-main event along with WBO lightweight titlist, Raymond Beltran’s own maiden title defence against Jose Pedraza.
WBO junior featherweight champion, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe says he is very wary of the intentions of next opponent, Hidenori Otake of Japan who he defends the world title for the first time against on August 25 but insists he will he up in arms ready to deal with the threat.
Undefeated Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Onoriode Ehwarieme (17-0, 16 KOs) believes he is ready to take on the big boys of world boxing and has specifically called out also unbeaten world champion, Anthony Joshua.
Ghana’s world title chasing Richard Oblitey Commey (26-2, 23 KOs) is leaving no one in doubt of his readiness to fight the winner of tonight’s epic lightweight unification battle between WBC champ, Mikey Garcia and IBF title holder, Robert Easter Jr, by travelling to Los Angeles to witness the fight at ringside at the famous Staples Center.
The countdown to Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe’s first WBO junior featherweight title defence against Hidenori Otake of Japan is officially on after Top Rank Promotions announced on Monday that tickets for the bout scheduled for the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA on August 25 will begin selling this Thursday.