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Tue, 29 May 2018 Boxing

Bigzie Fight #3 Gives Ghana Hope… Rising Boxers Gastonic Hyde, Selasi Gorsh & Samed Show Promise

By Sammy Heywood Okine
Bigzie Fight #3 Gives Ghana Hope Rising Boxers Gastonic Hyde, Selasi Gorsh & Samed Show Promise

The third BIGIZIE FIGHT NIGHT dubbed Ghana Versus Nigeria which offered an opportunity for upcoming boxers and kickboxers came off successfully at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, May 26, 2018.

The programme put together by Bigzie Sports International in collaboration with the Ghana Kick Boxing Association for the selection of the Ghana Kickboxing team, The Terminators was full of excitement and thrills as the young rising stars put up splendid performances.

It was a night of Kick Boxing and Boxing, with the latter drawing the fans to the Sports Hall.

Micheal Abban aka Golden Boy won the first bout over Mohammed Nii Ayikwei Aryeety in a thrilling amateur boxing encounter

Emmanuel Sackey put up a good show but Daniel Selasi Gorsh aka Selasi proved too much as he enjoyed the cheers from the spectators. Gorsh said he wants to join the national amateur team at a young age and go to the Olympic Games.

In a tough Kick Boxing Fight, Daniel Adjei fought hard but lost steam and Gerorge Darko of the Pro Fighting Factory Gym was declared the winner

Eric Mensha could not last the first round against Selom Darku due to a cut so the officials declared fit Selom Darko also of the Pro Fighting Factory Gym the winner.

Micheal Asante and Enock could not fight as both fighters were disqualified for breaking of the Light Contact K-1 Kickboxing rules

Shakul Samed, junior brother of the Samir brothers was too good for Prosper Anyeka and won convincingly.

The sensational 13year old boxer from James Town, Gastonic Hyde also called Jesus (Ghana) displayed real skills in the noble art of self-defence to win over the tall Adeyemo Aasheed from Nigeria

John Asamoah, popularly known as Mombuza also beat his Nigerian opponent Angi Stephen in a kickboxing international match.

In the main bout of the night, Aminu Quarshie from Ghana also beat Attahiru Mohammed from Nigeria. The corner of Mohammed threw in the towel in the first round of the international Kickboxing bout to save him from punishment. So Ghana beat Nigeria 3- 0, however, Adeyemo Aasheed has called for a rematch against Gastonic Hyde, but Sadam, the father of the amazing Ghanaian boxer said they are looking forward to bigger and better challenges and offers as the education and training of his son are the most important things to him now.

Gastonic Hyde, a pupil of the EP JHS at Mamprobi in Accra told Yours Truly, he wants to become one of the best boxers in the world.

Nii Adotey Dzata 1, President of the Ghana Kick Boxing Association who was elated with the performances appealed to corporate Ghana to support the least financed sports which give the nation medals. He said soon the Terminators would be engaging in international fights and urged fighters who could appear on the Bigzie Bill to watch out for the next selection in Kumasi or Accra.

Troy Robinson, the promoter said the future for Ghana Boxing and Kick Boxing is always bright as the nation is blessed with fighting talents.

Sammy Heywood Okine
Sammy Heywood Okine

Sports JournalistPage: sammy-heywood-okine

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