Banku rated second in latest WBO ranking

Ghanaian World Boxing Organization(WBO)Africa light heavyweight champion, Briamah 'Bukom Banku' Kamoko has been rated the second contender to the champion, Juergen Braehmer of Germany in the latest ranking of the world boxing controlling body.

The sudden rise of the Ghanaian boxer is as a result of his sturdy rise in performance that has seen him conquer opponents across the continent and the Americas, the last of which was against Jorge Rodriguez Oliveira on January 29 at the Accra International Conference Center(AICC) which he won to become the WBO African Champion.

He comes directly under the WBO interim Champion, Nathan Cleverly from the great Britain and Russian Dmitry Sukhotsky, the division's intercontinental Champion. It also put Banku in a higher position than the over-hyped New Zealand boxer, Chad Dawson who currently occupies the ninth position.

The latest ranking is expected to boost the morale of Banku who faces a mandatory challenge against the Champion,Juergen Braehmer later in the year in Accra. The fight will materialize if the champion is able to put a successful defence this weekend against the interim champion, Nathan Cleverly at the O2 Arena(Millennium Dome),Greenwich, London,United Kingdom. Banku will also have to dispose off Pedro Otas in defence of his WBO African title to set a historic date for a World title fight in Ghana.