It’s now official.
The much anticipated showdown between local boxing big boys George Ashie AKA
Red Tiger and Emmanuel Tagoe famously nicknamed Game Boy has now been fixed for
the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday November 11, Sports.com.gh can exclusively
reveal.
At stake
for what is the maiden promotion of national football team star Asamoah Gyan’s
Baby Jet Promotions in collaboration with Box Office Sports Promotions headed
by Alex Ntiamoah-Boakye, is the WBO International Lightweight title in the main
event featuring reigning Commonwealth Lightweight champ Ashie, 23-3-1, 16 KOs,
against former IBF Intercontinental Junior Lightweight titlist Tagoe, 18-1, 8
KOs.
Both boxers
have been engaged in verbal exchanges and signed a contract to honour the much
anticipated fight over a month ago. Red Tiger and Game Boy have since been
training fervently for the big night at the nation’s number one sports arena.
Also held
in association with FightNight GH on Supersport, not less than six other fights
are also scheduled to be contested on the bill christened ‘Clash of the Kings’
as well as ‘The Dream Match.’
Some of the
supporting bouts include hot prospect Fred Lawson versus Ben Ankrah, Raymond
Commey against Emmanuel Quartey, Michael Pappoe facing Korley Collison and
Ahmed Saraku against Eric Kwadey.
A press
conference to announce details of the fight is planned early next week to be
led by Baby Jet Promotions President Asamoah Gyan himself.
Gyan was
the first of Coach Kwasi Appiah’s 24-man squad to arrive for the Black’s Stars’
double header next weekend when he flew in from his UAE base on Thursday night.
For tickets reservations, call +233-(0)243 226 098 or 0208 115 825.
