Fireworks and an all action thriller is promised fight fans Boxing Day tomorrow in the headliner of the ‘Put up or Shut up’ boxing promotion at the Lebanon House in Accra after the weigh-ins earlier today.
Ghanaian Patrick Allotey takes on Burkinabe namesake Sou Toke for the vacant WBC International silver welterweight belt, and both unbeaten boxers are vowing to go home with the title.
But Allotey is adamant he will emerge victorious in his forward match to world title glory. “No way I’m losing this fight especially in front of my home fans. I urge all my fans in Chorkor and the whole Ghana to come in their numbers because I’m winning this title for us all,” Allotey (19-0, 15 KOs) said.
51 year old McIntosh makes a return into the ring for the first time in nearly three years insisting that he will still realise the childhood dream to be a boxing world champion. McIntosh faces Isaac Aryee.
Also fighting tomorow world title chasing Rafael Mensah against Nigerian Prince Nurudeen in an international Lightweight contests over 8 rounds.
Pride of Kwahu, Emmanuel Omari Danso AKA Kwahu Tyson fights Anyetei Sowah in a Light heavyweight contest with Ghana-based Nigerian Isaac Ekpo against Alani Suleyman in a Suepr Middleweight clash as well as Habib Ahmed versus George Banson and Issah Samir against Eric Kwadey, all Middleweight contests.
GHC7 (Seven Ghana Cedis) will be charged for popular stand and GHC15 (Fifteen Ghana Cedis) for ringside.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
