Maxwell Amponsah

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Maxwell Amponsah
Born (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Statistics
Weight(s) Light heavyweight
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins11
Wins by KO10
Losses3

Maxwell Amponsah (born 9 October 1986) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight event. [1]

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Amponsah was the flag bearer of Ghana at the opening ceremony. [2] However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to an unhealed broken jaw. [3]

Professional boxing record

14 fights11 wins3 losses
By knockout103
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Loss11–3 Yunieski Gonzalez TKO1 (10), 2:0211 Nov 2016Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.
13Loss11–2 Shawndell Winters KO5 (6), 2:2530 Jul 2016 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
12Win11–1Stephen AbbeyTKO3 (8)26 Dec 2015Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
11Win10–1Eric KwardeyTKO4 (8), 1:0914 Mar 2015City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana
10Win9–1Francis MandaTKO5 (10), 1:2127 Feb 2015Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana
9Loss8–1Ebenezer TettehTKO1 (12), 1:325 Dec 2014Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
8Win8–0Boniface KaboreTKO2 (8)5 Sep 2014Le palais des sports de Ouaga 2008, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
7Win7–0George BamsonTKO4 (12), 2:5715 May 2014 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFor vacant Ghanaian light heavyweight title;
Title only at stake for Bamson as Amponsah misses weight
6Win6–0Kwesi TutuTKO5 (8), 1:394 Apr 2014City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana
5Win5–0Aduku NsorKO1 (8), 0:4528 Mar 2014Art Centre, Accra, Ghana
4Win4–0Selynanus AlloteyKO4 (6), 1:5223 Feb 2014City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana
3Win3–0Jones QuarshieTKO2 (8), 1:0914 Feb 2014Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana
2Win2–0Daddy MpingaKO1 (4)29 Aug 2013Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
1Win1–0Gabriel DavhanaPTS430 May 2013Presleys Restaurant, Boksburg, South Africa

References

  1. Olympic profile from the BBC
  2. Staff. "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics . Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. Associated Press (July 29, 2012). "Ghana boxer and flagbearer Maxwell Amponsah out of Olympics, not recovered from broken jaw". The Washington Post . Retrieved 11 August 2012.[ dead link ]
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2012 London
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