Awusone Yekeni
Encyclopedia
Awusone Yekeni is a Ghana
ian amateur boxer
best known for winning a bronze medal
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
at heavyweight 201lbs limit.
in his first bout and beat Scot Steven Simmons before losing the semifinal to local favorite and eventual winner Bradley Michael Pitt
in 13:25.
At the Olympic qualifiers he lost to Mohamed Arjaoui
and Durodola Olanrewaju
and failed in his bid.
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 amateur 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...
best known for winning a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
at heavyweight 201lbs limit.
Career
He upset favorite Emmanuel IzonriteiEmmanuel Izonritei
Emmanuel Izonritei is a boxer from Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India . He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 to Naser Al Shami of Syria, who eventually won the bronze...
in his first bout and beat Scot Steven Simmons before losing the semifinal to local favorite and eventual winner Bradley Michael Pitt
Bradley Michael Pitt
Bradley Michael "Hollywood" Pitt is an Australian amateur boxer best known for winning the Heavyweight Gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics....
in 13:25.
At the Olympic qualifiers he lost to Mohamed Arjaoui
Mohamed Arjaoui
Mohamed Arjaoui is a Moroccan amateur boxer.Arjaoui qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at Heavyweight. He beat Awusone Yekeni in the process, a final loss to Abdelaziz Toulbini was meaningless....
and Durodola Olanrewaju
Durodola Olanrewaju
Olanrewaju Durodola is a Nigerian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division.-Career:In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the 2007...
and failed in his bid.