Ashie vrs Tagoe weigh-in Friday

Despite the tragic death of his mum barely four days before

fight night, Asamoah Gyan’s debut as boxing promoter will still come off Saturday

night at the Accra Sports Stadium, with the national football team captain expected

in the country to supervise the ˜Clash of Kings bill.

Former IBF Intercontinental and WBO Africa champion at Junior

Lightweight, Emmanuel Tagoe (18-1, 8 KOs) and reigning Commonwealth Junior

Lightweight champion George Ashie (23-3-1, 16 KOs) clash for the WBA

International Lightweight belt in the main event of the 6-bout bill of Gyan’s BabyJet

Promotions.

An electric atmosphere is expected beginning with Friday's weigh-in

and press conference setting the stage for the real thing the next day. Joining

in will be many of part-time musician Gyan’s footballer and musician friends.

With both boxers boasting a vociferous fan base, Saturday night's

fight extravaganza at the nation’s number one sports centre could also possibly

be the biggest boxing event ever staged in the history of this country.

Tagoe is trained by the legendary Azumah Nelson, former

world champion and Hall of Famer of course whilst Ashie’s coach is the trainer

Joshua Clottey claimed would have helped him beat Pacquiao, Godwin Djanie

Alloway.

The crafty Tagoe, known to his fans as Game Boy has vowed to

teach Ashie, nicknamed Red Tiger, boxing lessons he will never forget but the

soft spoken Ashie won’t budge declaring to let his fist do the talking in the

ring.

“If I win the fight through a majority decision I’ll stop

boxing, I’m going to discipline Ashie and win by a unanimous decision. My fans should

work hard to get a lot of money to bet because I assure them I will win for

them to double their money as a compensation for their loyalty of support to me

over the years. I will prove to all Ghanaians that I’m the best in the

country,” Tagoe has sworn.

Ashie responded: “Boxing is in the ring, not a matter of big

talk so my hands will do the talking for me in the ring. I’m fully fit and prepared

enough to deliver so I’m calling on all my fans to come in their numbers

and I promise to make them happy.”

Five other fights are also scheduled for the BabyJet

Promotions maiden event, all pugilists also set for the weigh-in on Friday

morning at the D.G. Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Stadium.

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