Alfred Ankamah
Encyclopedia
Alfred Addo Ankamah is a Ghana
ian professional boxer
in the Light Middleweight
division.
at Welterweight during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He had been appointed captain of the 4 man team, 2 of them by the names of Ike Quartey and Alfred Kottey. Ankamah had never seen a boxing glove until the age of 20, when his brother brought him into to city to see an exhibition Azumah Nelson was doing. Alfred asked his brother, " people pay to see you tie something on your hands and hit someone else? Oh, this is simple, take me to the place I learn this." Then at 21, he was chosen the Olympic team captain over Ike, who had been groomed for boxing since he was 8 years old. Ankamah, was chosen because of his dedication, as well as being very dependable and responsible, His "work ethic" is what also prompted him being the picked as the team captain. He would go onto knockout Malawi's Boston Simbeye. Unfortunately, since AA by nature is a slugger, not a boxer, he met Kenny Gould in his second pick, and lost a decision.Kenny Gould brought the bronze medal home to the U.S. that year.
, Margarito would go onto win three World Championships. Two years later he lost a ten round decision to Oba Carr
.
Light Middleweight
Champion, Mexican
Marco Antonio Rubio
in the Auditorio Municipal of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division.
Amateur career
Ankamah fought for his country of GhanaGhana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
at Welterweight during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He had been appointed captain of the 4 man team, 2 of them by the names of Ike Quartey and Alfred Kottey. Ankamah had never seen a boxing glove until the age of 20, when his brother brought him into to city to see an exhibition Azumah Nelson was doing. Alfred asked his brother, " people pay to see you tie something on your hands and hit someone else? Oh, this is simple, take me to the place I learn this." Then at 21, he was chosen the Olympic team captain over Ike, who had been groomed for boxing since he was 8 years old. Ankamah, was chosen because of his dedication, as well as being very dependable and responsible, His "work ethic" is what also prompted him being the picked as the team captain. He would go onto knockout Malawi's Boston Simbeye. Unfortunately, since AA by nature is a slugger, not a boxer, he met Kenny Gould in his second pick, and lost a decision.Kenny Gould brought the bronze medal home to the U.S. that year.
Pro career
In October 1996, Ankamah was knocked out by at that time an unknown eighteen year old, Antonio MargaritoAntonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...
, Margarito would go onto win three World Championships. Two years later he lost a ten round decision to Oba Carr
Oba Carr
Oba Diallo Carr is a former American boxer in the welterweight division.-WBC Welterweight Championship:On May 22, 1999 Carr lost to the Mexican American Superstar Oscar De La Hoya by T.K.O....
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WBC International Light Middleweight Championship
On May 1, 2004 Alfred lost by TKO to WBC InternationalWorld Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
Champion, Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Marco Antonio Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio is a Mexican middleweight professional boxer. Currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico across from Del Rio, Texas.-Fight for Middleweight Title:...
in the Auditorio Municipal of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.