Not the best start Seth Gyimah hoped for after announcing his decision to represent Ghana at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.
Ghana’s Olympic Boxing team, the Black Bombers for the men & Black Hitters for the women are currently in the West African country with the objective of hoisting the flag of Ghana high and making the mark for qualifying to Paris for the Olympic Games next year.
Seth Gyimah popularly known as “Freezy MacBones” recorded his first loss in his boxing career to Senegal’s Seydou Konate in the Light Heavyweight division[81kg] in the round of 16 preliminary rounds, failing to progress to the next phase of the competition.
It is Gyimah’s debut for Ghana after arriving from the United Kingdom to Ghana and joining his fellow boxers for the assignment in Senegal, with hopes of further representing the country in Paris.
The Boxing Road to @Paris2024.
Action Day for 7 Ghanaian boxers.@moysgovgh @Gh_NSA @GhanaOlympic @freezy_macbones, also in action making his debut for Ghana.
,#Go Black BOMBERS#Go Black Hitters pic.twitter.com/uLWvHjo0D3— GHANA BOXING FEDERATION (GBF) (@ghanaboxingfed) September 9, 2023
The Black Bombers team consists of Theophilus Allotey [Flyweight division – 51kg]
Abdul Wahib Omar in the featherweight division [57kg]
Joseph Commey in the Light Welterweight division [63.5kg]
Alfred Kotey – Lightweight Middleweight division [71kg]
Seth Gyimah – Light Heavyweight [81kg]
Jonathan Tetteh – Heavyweight division [92kg]
David Bawah Akankolin – Super Heavyweight [92 +kg]
Notable boxers such as Joseph Commey and Abraham Mensah, who won silver medals at the last Commonwealth Games, and Abdul Wahid Omar, a two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, all qualified from the National Individual Championship held from July 12 to 14 at the Accra Stadium.
The national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, started with a non-residential training camp at the Accra Stadium in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games qualifier in Dakar, Senegal, from September 9 to 15.
Boxing Road to Paris . Ghana boxing team .
Full video here 👇🏾https://t.co/oZoDBDOuEbAin’t easy being freezy #freezymacbones pic.twitter.com/WbGsIwXRWI
— Freezy Macbones official (@freezy_macbones) September 7, 2023
For the Black Hitters [Women’s category]
There is :
Janet Acquah – Flyweight division [50kg]
Ramatu Quaye – Bantamweight [54kg]
Anatu Mohammed – Featherweight [57kg]
Sarah Apew – Lightweight [60kg]
Ornella Sathoud – Middleweight [75kg]
