The three boxers won their respective title bouts at the event to start 2017 on a winning note.

The event was part of the country’s 60th independence celebrations and it offered Commey, Lawson and Micah the chance to boost their bids for respective world title shots.

Commey took on Belgian-based Hedi Slimani in the main event for the WBC International Silver Lightweight belt and it turned out to be a close contest.

Commey was fighting for the first time in 2017 and he went for Slimani from the onset. He opened a cut beneath the Tunisian’s left eye but could not push the initiative for a stoppage.

His opponent recovered to go the entire distance but Commey’s early domination proved pivotal as the judges scored the bout 116-112, 117-113 and 116-112 for Commey.

His record improved to 25 wins and two losses while Slimani fell to 26 wins and 3 defeats.

Frederick Lawson made a winning return to the ring in his WBC international silver welterweight title bout against Sakima Mullings of Jamaica.

Lawson had been away for two years following a broken jaw in a fight with Canada’s Kevin Bizier. The fight was an eliminator for the IBF Welterweight title shot with then champion Kell Brook.

But on Saturday, he showed good skill to edge the fight 116-113, 114-114 and 119-109 on the scorecards.

Duke Micah added the WBC International Bantamweight title to his Commonwealth Bantamweight title after knocking out Mexico’s Jonathan Aguilar in the 9th round in the first bout of the night.

The event was attended by the President Nana Akuffo-Addo and former boxing champions, “The Professor” Azumah Nelson, Ike “Bazooka” Quartey and Alfred “Cobra” Kotey.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings was in attendance together with the Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah.

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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana

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President Rawlings made the donation, when the three boxers; Richard Commey, Duke Micah and Fredrick Lawson, paid a courtesy call on him at his residence in Accra on Thursday [March 2, 2017].

“This is my little contribution to your preparations for the fight. I wish I could do more, but the means is not there,” the former president said.

President Rawlings said, the donation was his little contribution to the preparation of the three boxers and urged them to go and make the nation proud.

According to him, the boxers must work harder to justify the investments made in them.

“You are not new to the ring. The people of Bukom are determined people with a high fighting spirit. You are defiant people and no wonder all the best boxers come from Bukom. You must fight hard to show to the world, what you are capable of doing,” he stated.

Richard Commey, one of the boxers expressed appreciation to the former president for the love shown them.

He said, “you have been our mentor over the past years and we are happy seeing you days before our fight.

“We will not disappoint you but work hard to make you and Ghana proud. We shall come back after the fight to show you the titles after the fight. ”

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Source: GNA

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