Saturday, 04 September 2010 03:48

George Groves took the British Commonwealth Super-Middleweight title tonight with a stoppage win over Ghana’s Charles Adamu. Fighting on the undercard of Haye-Ruiz at the MEN Arena in Manchester, UK, and in only his ninth pro fight, Groves proved to be well ahead of his nominally more experienced opponent.

After the fight was stopped in the sixth he took the opportunity to call out the British Champion Paul Smith Groves boxed intelligently, and although his defence was talked about as being a little suspect Adamu was rarely able to test his chin.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 03:48

Finally, our filmmakers are making movies about our heroes. I was thrilled to get this information on the screening of "Zum Zum", The career of Azumah Nelson.

From the slums of Bukom comes the inspirational story of a young man who believed his destiny was to become a King amongst Kings. Azumah ‘Zum Zum The Professor’ Nelson was the WBC World Champion for over a decade, putting the little West African coastal nation of Ghana on the map.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 03:48

Joshua “the hitter” Clottey has expressed disappointments in the way Ghanaians are treating him after losing to Manny Pacman Pacquiao in the WBO welter weight bout last week at Cowboy Stadium in Texas.

In an interview on Asempa FM, Clottey said he is so disappointed in Ghanaians for not even considering the predicament he went through before the fight.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 03:48

HBO, the giant TV cable network and a partner of boxing promoter Bob Arum, will no longer tap the services of Joshua Clottey, the unimpressive challenger from Ghana who escaped a knockout loss to defending champion Manny Pacquiao in their recent title fight at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Covering his face from bell to bell and seldom throwing his reputed knockout punches, Clottey lasted the distance, leaving Pacquiao with a lopsided—albeit dull—12-round unanimous decision in retaining his World Boxing Organization welterweight title before a crowd of 50,994, recorded as the biggest boxing crowd in the United States in 17 years.

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