{"id":19044,"date":"2014-05-16T13:59:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T13:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=19044"},"modified":"2014-05-16T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T14:31:18","slug":"gba-ready-to-host-banku-powers-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/gba-ready-to-host-banku-powers-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"GBA ready to host Banku-Powers rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Boxing Association [GBA] has expressed its willingness to organize a rematch between Braimah Kamoko \u00a0aka Bukom Banku and Ayittey powers should any promoter approach them to host the bout.<\/p>\n<p>Powers who\u00a0lost Thursday&#8217;s bout to Bukom Banku\u00a0told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> in an exclusive interview on Friday stated that he was ready for a rematch.&#8221;I have told his camp already that I want a rematch,\u201dPowers said<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Powers&#8217; request \u00a0the Public Relations Officer of the GBA disclosed that,\u00a0\u00a0the \u00a0managers of both boxers will first have to communicate their readiness to engage in a rematch for a date to be agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the Ghana Boxing Authority [GBA] was not mandated to organise bouts without consulting the managers of the boxers involved .\u00a0\u201cThe Ghana boxing authority cannot sanction a rematch or the two boxers to fight no way.\u00a0 In professional boxing they have their managerial team and they decide what the boxer should do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further added that Braima Kamako was yet to respond to Michael Okine&#8217;s proposal .\u201cAs it stands we have not heard from Braimah Kamako,\u00a0 whether he is ready for rematch. If he should also come out that he wants a rematch then the promoters can come for us to sanction a\u00a0 rematch\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Braimah \u201cBukom Banku\u201d Kamoko won a 12-round unanimous decision over rival Ayittey Powers on Thursday to run his perfect record to 27-0 in a non-title \u201cJudgement Day\u201d bout.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, it is unclear now whether Banku will accept the challenge of a rematch after he signed a deal to face a Russian opponent on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Boxing Association [GBA] has expressed its willingness to organize a rematch between Braimah Kamoko \u00a0aka Bukom Banku and Ayittey powers should any promoter approach them to host the bout. 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