Ray Narh
| Ray Narh | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Raymond Akwete Narh |
| Nickname(s) | Sugar Ray |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 21 July 1978 Akotolante, Ghana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 6 |
Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian professional boxer.[1] He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.[2] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.
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.[3] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[4]
Professional boxing career[]
Raymond's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.[5]
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.[6]
In March 2011, Raymond beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.[7]
On May 7, 2011 Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.[8] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[9][10]
Professional boxing record[]
References[]
- ^ "Ray Narh - BoxRec".
- ^ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=23213&more=1
- ^ "Ben Neequaye - BoxRec".
- ^ http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/04/24/raymond-narh-broke-azumah-nelson%E2%80%99s-record/
- ^ http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh
- ^ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=427453
- ^ http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2011/02/25/ray-narh-defends-wbcusnbc-title-against-freddie-norwood-march-4/
- ^ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=612917
- ^ http://www.esnewsreporting.com/alvarado-vs-narh-added-to-pacquiao-mosley-ppv-fight
- ^ "Deportes".
External links[]
- Olympic boxers of Ghana
- Welterweight boxers
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Ghana
- Ghanaian male boxers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing