AAG: Ghana protests Yekini' loss

Algiers, July 14, GNA - Ghana has lodged aprotest with the technical committee of the boxingsegment of the 9th All Africa Games against the loss by Commonwealth bronze medalist, Awosoni Yekini to a Cameroonian opponent.

Yekini was declared a 20-21 loser at the end of four rounds of action in the 91kg. class.


General Secretary of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Association, R.O. Lamptey Jnr. described the verdict as 'ridiculous' and immediately raised two hundred dollars to pay the protest fee.

The bout itself was a bore as the Cameroonian, who ran into an early lead resorted to unorthodox styles by holding both hands of Yekini thereby preventing the Ghanaian from throwing punches. Unfortunately for Ghana, the referee who should have restored some boxing decorum in the ring looked on as the seconds glided away until the bell sounded for the end.


The misfortune of Ghana continued as Fred Lawson was comprehensively beaten in the 57kg category by a game Guinean opponent. With these set backs, Manyo Plange, 48kg and Moses Dormenyo, 64kg remain the only Ghanaian boxers who have qualified for the next round.