Ray Narh

Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.[1] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.

Ray Narh
Statistics
Real nameRaymond Akwete Narh
Nickname(s)Sugar Ray
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1978-07-21) 21 July 1978
Accra, Ghana
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins26
Wins by KO21
Losses6

Amateur career

Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.[2] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[3]

Professional boxing career

Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.[4]

NABC lightweight champion

He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]

In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.[6]

On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.[7] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[8][9]

References
  1. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=23213&more=1
  2. "Ben Neequaye - BoxRec".
  3. "Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record | Ghanacelebrities.com". www.ghanacelebrities.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
  4. http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh
  5. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
  6. "Ray Narh defends WBC/USNBC title against Freddie Norwood March 4 — The Ghanaian Journal". www.theghanaianjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
  7. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
  8. "Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  9. "Deportes".
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