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Cobbina Johnson vows to win Commonwealth title

Cobbina Johnson Boxer

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 Source: Prince Dornu-Leiku

in Accra August 27










Hot Ghanaian boxing prospect Cobbina Johnson has vowed to


defeat Nigerian Yaqub Kareem to claim the vacant Commonwealth Super Flyweight


belt when the duo square off on August 27 at the Lebanon House in Accra.


It’s a Ghana-Nigeria affair with young sensation Rafael


Mensah also fighting a 10 round International Catchweight contest against

Sunday Ajayi on the ‘Opportunity 2’ bill put together by Landmark Promotions.


Following the success of ‘Opportunity 1’ promotion last June


24 at the Prisons Canteen, Osu, Accra, Landmark Promotions promise even more


excitement with their 2nd event of the year which has at stake the


Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship sanctioned by the Commonwealth Boxing


Board Secretary General Simon Block and under the auspices of the Ghana Boxing


Authority chaired by Samir Captan.



Cobbina Johnson, 13-4, (8 KOs), has been earmarked by the


renowned Landmark Promotions as the next world title hopeful. Victory against


Kareem, 6-1-1, (4 KOs) is therefore a must with the winner scheduled to defend


the title within 120 days in the UK.





“Cobbina is very motivated and determined to be a world


champion and we believe he can do it because he works very hard and is also


strong.




“We are already looking forward to defending the belt in the


UK because a successful defence there can push him for the world title,” a


source close to Landmark Promotions told SportsInGhana.com.





Also fighting for the Commonwealth Lightweight title at the


Lebanon House on August 27 is Maxwell Awuku, 23-2-1 (14 KOs).



Southpaw Awuku who is also promoted by Landmark Promotions


is currently ranked 11 in the latest WBO ratings and is eagerly waiting for the


winner of the WBO Lightweight title fight between holder Ricky Burns and Nicky


Cook this Saturday July 16 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.


Gabriel Odoi Laryea (9-2-1, 7 KOs) contests Asamoah Wilson


(3-6, 3 KOs) in a national bantamweight eliminator on the undercard of


‘Opportunity 2.’

Source: Prince Dornu-Leiku