Samuel Takyi

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Samuel Takyi
Born (2000-12-23) December 23, 2000 (age 23)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Boxing record [1]
Total fights2
Wins2
Wins by KO2
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra Light welterweight

Samuel Takyi (born 23 December 2000) is a Ghanaian boxer. [2] He competed in the men's featherweight division in the 2020 Summer Olympics, beating Jean Caicedo of Ecuador in the first round. [3] [4] [5] He went on to defeat David Avila Ceiber of Colombia in the quarter-final, [6] a win which earned him a bronze medal but lost to Duke Ragan of the USA in the semi-final bout. [7]

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Early life and education

Takyi is the son of Eunice Smith, who is a fish monger at the Makola Market and Godfred Takyi a cloth trader. He began his education at St. Mary's Nursery & Preparatory School and went on to Bishop Mixed Junior High School. He later joined the Discipline Gym and made it into the Black Bombers team, which is the boxing squad of Ghana. Samuel began to box at the age of 8 and was also good at football but opted for the gloves due to the popularity of the sport in Ussher and Jamestown where he lived. [8]

Honours

Takyi won the 2022 Sports Man of the Year at Citi TV's Entertainment Achievement Awards for the 2021 year under review. [9]

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