Assistant coach of Jamestown Boxing Club, Nuhu Norteye Omaboe, says boxing gyms that do not have much equipment but produce very good boxers should be rewarded and supported by the Boxing Federation, National Sports Authority and Ministry of Sports and Recreation.
In an exclusive interview, he noted that training young boxers is not easy, as very often parents do not believe in them, but in the end they become beneficiaries of the rewards of hard work and sacrifice.
Once in a while, I (Sammy Heywood) visit boxing gyms, and last Tuesday we were at the Jamestown Boxing Club.
Some popular boxers in the gym training very seriously were John Quaye, aka Magic Man, who faced Ishow Speed when the American Influencer and Streamer visited Ghana; Desmond Pappoe, who represented Ghana at the 2026 Commonwealth Games; and Africanus Neequaye, the National Lightweight Champion.
There were some juvenile and youth boxers also learning the rudiments of the sport.
According to Coach Nuhu, it is not easy to manage young boys in boxing at Jamestown because they consider many things before choosing the sport.
He said boxing is not an easy sport as it requires dedication and discipline to succeed.
He said boxers must love what they do before they can excel.
He commended Freezy Macbones for his recent achievement in Nigeria, where he won the WBO Light Heavyweight title against Godday Adda.
He was, however, not happy that only two Ghanaians have been rated in the world rankings, namely Theophilus Allotey and Michael Abban.
“We pleaded with the boxing authority to find ways to put more Ghanaians in the world rankings,” he stressed.
“It is about time to elect proactive leaders who can attend world boxing congresses and speak on behalf of Ghanaian boxers to be rated,” he said.
Watch the full interview on Friday evening on Omashi TV’s popular show, The Big Fight Night.
By Sammy Heywood Okine
