{"id":363989,"date":"2017-10-22T00:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T00:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363989"},"modified":"2017-10-22T00:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T00:23:35","slug":"bukom-banku-suffers-humiliating-defeat-in-cruiserweight-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363989","title":{"rendered":"Bukom Banku suffers humiliating defeat in cruiserweight bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dibvv\" data-offset-key=\"bm4t5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bm4t5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bm4t5-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Former WBO Africa Cruiserweight champion, Braimah Kamoko, known commonly as Bukom Banku suffered a humiliating defeat to former Ghana Amateur boxing team captain, Bastie Samir in the cruiserweight non-title bout held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Saturday night.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dibvv\" data-offset-key=\"64mu3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"64mu3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"64mu3-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dibvv\" data-offset-key=\"1ulsu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1ulsu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1ulsu-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Bukom Banku, who promised to knock out Bastie in the 6th Round, struggled to find his feet from the 3rd Round after enduring tough punches from his opponent.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1ulsu-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-363990\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Bukom-Banku-bout.jpg\" alt=\"bukom-banku-bout\" width=\"552\" height=\"414\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In what turned out to be the first loss in his professional career, Bukom Banku was forced by Bastie\u00a0to taste the floor in the 3rd Round after a heavy blow\u00a0served\u00a0to his [Bukom Banku] face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-363994\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boxing.jpg\" alt=\"boxing\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A visibly fatigued Bukom Banku struggled to complete the subsequent rounds as Bastie&#8217;s jabs proved to have what it takes to draw the remaining energy out of him.<\/p>\n<p>He succumbed in the 7th Round after another punch landed him on the floor, leaving the referee,\u00a0Roger Banor with no option\u00a0but to end the bout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-363995\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Boxing1.jpg\" alt=\"boxing1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of boxing enthusiasts, including former World boxing champion, Azuman Nelson, were present to witness the historic bout.<\/p>\n<p>The bout was with the tagline \u2018Make or Break,\u2019 and was promoted by Box Office Promotions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former WBO Africa Cruiserweight champion, Braimah Kamoko, known commonly as Bukom Banku suffered a humiliating defeat to former Ghana Amateur boxing team captain, Bastie Samir in the cruiserweight non-title bout held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Saturday night. \u00a0 Bukom Banku, who promised to knock out Bastie in the 6th Round, struggled 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