President of the newly inaugurated Central Regional Boxing Authority, Twintoh Walker says his administration will do everything expected to empower a revival of the fistic sport in the Municipality and region as a whole after he was re-elected to serve a new four-year mandate under the auspices of the Ghana Boxing Authority led by President Peter Zwennes himself.
Mr. Walker, founder, proprietor, bankroller and president of the Cape Coast based Walker King Promotions made the pledge at a historic regional congress organized by the Ghana Boxing Authority in the ancient Gold Coast capital last Saturday, July 27.
Other members of the regional board are Rev. Maxwell Inkoom (Vice President), William Aphindes Quansah (Treasurer), Eugene Kwarteng (PRO), Nana Ayensu (Executive Member), Emmanuel Quaye (Executive Member) and a yet to be named employee of the National Sports Authority as Secretary.
The region which previously produced world beating fighters like ‘Marvelous’ Nana Yaw Konadu, Oman Sanda amongst others have gone through a tough patch in the sport, blatant lack of facilities and finances blamed as the cause of relegation of boxing in the Central Region.
But one man who has never lost belief in the potential of boxing is Twintoh Walker who has almost single-handedly through Walker King Promotions regularly staged countless boxing events spanning Mankessim, Elmina, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Winneba and several communities in the region mainly focusing on recruitment of boxers and establishing boxing clubs with officials in charge to boot. He also has a secretariat well equipped office set up with gyms which still lack the requisite facilities though.
The regional boss’ determination has received a massive boost, he says because of the show of support from the new GBA administration and has assured boxing lovers in the Central Region that his administration will direct the sport in a new dimension geared towards reclaiming Cape Coast’s long lost glory in the fistic sport.
“We are serious about taking boxing to the grass root level because that’s where budding talent s are hidden,” Walker told the media.
He added: “In our own small way, we managed to set up a gymnasium in the region but there is more to be done and we don’t have the capital to purchase equipment. So I want to appeal to the GBA as well as the Ministry of Sports to come to our aid.”
