Alex Baba

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Alex Baba
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Full nameAlexander Baba
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1970-07-06) 6 July 1970 (age 51)
Accra, Ghana
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Sport Boxing

Alexander Baba (born 6 July 1970) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009, winning the African flyweight title in 1995 and challenging for the WBC flyweight title in 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Baba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2019.