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Coach Kwasi Ofori Asare: Dogboe’s victory will help him improve
Black Bombers trainer, Kwasi Ofori Asare, says former WBO super bantamweight champion, Isaac Dogboe’s win over Chris Avalos is a form of relief to help him improve in his subsequent bouts to become a world champion.
Dogboe successfully launched his comeback last Tuesday night with an eighth round technical knockout over Chris Avalos in their featherweight fight at the MGM Grand Conference Centre in Las Vegas.
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Asare, who handled Dogboe when he was drafted into the Black Bombers for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, said he was enthused by the qualities, calmness, patience and determination that Dogboe exhibited in all the rounds even though he was returning after a long break.
In an interview with The Mirror Sports, Coach Asare was amazed Dogboe did not exhibit any sign of ring rustiness despite staying out of the ring for a long time, stating that the 25-year-old pugilist had rather improved on his performance.
“He did what he was supposed to do to win the fight. I enjoyed his calmness, how he took his time until he knocked him (Avalos) out. At least this win will give him some relief in his subsequent bouts.
“The good side about him is that Dogboe has not been rusty since being out of the ring for a long time, but rather he has improved on his performance. I believe he has improved and in his subsequent fight, he’s going to do wonders,” he noted.
Coach Asare further advised Dogboe not to be worried about the unfortunate loss of the WBO super bantamweight title to Emanuel Navarrete, but should rather be spurred by the story of other great boxers who lost their titles and came back stronger to conquer the world again.
“A boxer losing a fight is nothing that should hinder Dogboe’s progress. Great boxers sometimes lose fights but still come back stronger to be champions. We have great boxers like our own Azumah Nelson and Joseph Agbeko who lost their bouts, yet fought hard to be champions again.
“Dogboe should not be intimidated that losing a bout will stop him from becoming a world champion. He’s a great fighter and I believe since he has taken some lessons from this bout, it tells you he is serious and wants to come back stronger,” the trainer said.
Dogboe, 25, has improved his record to 23 fights with two defeats and a 15th career knockout, as well as ending a two-bout losing streak in his first fight in 14 months.
Before the fight against Avalos, the last time the Ghanaian boxer fought was against Emanuel Navarrete who stopped him in the 12th round of their WBO junior featherweight championship rematch in May 2019.
