Ashie fights Kamote for WBO Africa title

Hard-hitting Ghanaian boxer, George Ashie, will make another bold attempt to win a world title when he fights Tanzanian Allan Kamote for the Interim WBO Africa Lightweight Championship title at the Accra stadium on December 5.

It will be the second shot at a world title by Ashie, also known in boxing circles as Red Tiger, since losing on points to his Bukom compatriot Emmanuel ‘Home Boy’ Tagoe for the vacant WBA International lightweight title in Accra two years ago. Since then, Ashie, whose ring record stands at 24 wins (KO 17), four losses and one draw, has fought just once,  earning a third round title victory over Kenyan Michael Odhiambo in an eight-rounder.

The Ashie-Kamote bout headlined ‘Fist of Fury’, a six-bout promotion put together by Mcdon Multimedia, in collaboration with Box Office Promotions,  aims to leverage its exclusive right to telecast the bout on South Africa pay-TV channel, SuperSport.

Announcing details of the bout at a press briefing at the Accra Sports stadium, Alex Ntiamoah Boakye, CEO of Box Office Promotions, said three undercards had been firmed up with two more fights to be confirmed. 

Another potential thriller on the bill will be a 12-round WBF Africa Light-Heavyweight Championship fight between Maxwell "Black Wolf" Amponsah and Ebenezer "Upper Cut" Tetteh, while Pride "Octopus" Dzanie against Michael Barnor will slug it out for the national and West Africa Boxing Union (WABU) Bantamweight Championship.

Former national champion, Patrick Allotey, will face off with Isaac Aryee in a 10-round welterweight bout.

Mcdon Atitsogbe, CEO of Mcdon Multimedia, was hopeful the bout, being put together, would raise the standards of the sport, as well as provide a lot of excitement for spectators.