Ray_Narh

Ray Narh

Ray Narh

Ghanaian boxer

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.

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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]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss25-2Mike Alvarado TKO3 (3:00)May 7, 2011MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title
Win25-1Freddie Norwood UD10 (10)March 4, 2011Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S. Retained his WBC USNBC title

References

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    "East Side Boxing News". www.eastsideboxing.com.[dead link]
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    "Ben Neequaye - BoxRec".
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    "Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record | Ghanacelebrities.com". www.ghanacelebrities.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
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    http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh
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    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
  6. [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. [7]
    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
  8. [8]
    "Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  9. [9]
    "Deportes".
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