Sammy Anim Addo, Carl Lokko And Bronx Gym Boxers Tipped For Boxing Ghana Awards
Mr. Sammy Anim Addo, manager of two times WBO Africa Featherweight Champion John Abaga Laryea is in pole position to be named Boxing Ghana Best Manager of the year 2024
After the nominations were released on Sunday, the former Ghana Football Association GFA Executive Council member and manager at Asamoah Gyan’s Baby Jet Foundation is among the favourites to win his category.
His main achievement as the only manager who’s boxer won a bout outside the country in far away Florida in the USA is a great motivation and achievement as almost all Ghanaian boxers who flew out to challenge were defeated.
John ‘Expensive ” Laryea is also nominated in the category for Professional Boxer of the year, while Coach Carl Lokko is tipped for the Coach of the year.
Other boxers from the Bronx Boxing Club who have been named are WBO Africa Bantamweight Champion, Daniel Gorsh who is rated number one in the November/ December ratings for best Ghanaian boxers, Stanley Nyantekyi aka the Ashanti Warrior and John Zile aka The Beast.
In all about 28 categories of awards will be won, including Best Female Boxer, Best Amateur Boxer Elite and Juvenile as well as Promoter of the year, Best Bout of the year, Best Dressed Boxer, Media Personality of the year, Best Boxing Writer, Boxing for good, Best Boxing Fan, Best Card Girl, Best Referee, Best Matchmaker, and others.
According to Coach Carl Lokko, the initiative is in the right direction as it will encourage boxers, coaches, managers, promoters and all working in the boxing industry to do the right things and attract sponsors.
He commended the organisers for their vision and prayed that there would fairness in determining the right winners.
He expressed that Bronx Boxing Club has done well this year to annex some Championship titles and hoped that the boxers will remain focused and motivated to reach higher heights.
“Bronx Gym has the most champions and as you can see, we don’t joke with training and discipline, we try our best to inspire our boxers and they also know what is ahead or their ambitions and targets” he stressed.
He noted that 2024 had been eventful with many exciting and disappointing moments.
The Bronx Boxing Club has four WBO Africa Champions, namely, Lightweight Sheriff Quaye, Super Welterweight Jacob Tetteh Laryea, Bantamweight Daniel Selassie Gorsh, Featherweight John Laryea and former National Cruiserweight Champion Jacob Dickson.
John Zile and Stanley Nyantekyi hold UBO Africa titles. There are talented boxers like Emmanuel Quartey, Felix Ajom, Derek Quaye, Samson Solomon from Nigeria and Super Heavyweight Awumey Nelson.
Abubakar Kamoko aka ‘Bukom Tilapia’, son of Bukom Banku also trains at the Bronx Gym as well as former IBC Lightweight Champion Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe.
The Gym recently hosted Coach Don Charles, trainer of Daniel Dubois, IBF Heavyweight Champion.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
