Holy “Jaw Breaker” Dorgbetor and Abu “Ambitious Tilapia” Kamoko returned with impressive victories at the Odwira Fight Night in Akropong last Saturday, but emerging PKO Boxing prospects Joseph Commodore and Hamza Muhammad also underlined their promise with commanding stoppage wins.
Dorgbetor, a former national and IBF Continental Africa featherweight champion, revived his career with a unanimous decision victory over former two-weight national champion Michael “One Bullet” Ansah.
Fighting for the first time since suffering the opening two defeats of his professional career, including a December loss to compatriot John Abaja Laryea, Dorgbetor controlled the contest to earn scores of 79-73, 78-73 and 79-73 and put his world-title ambitions back on track.
“The downfall of a man is not the end of his life. With my coaches and management firmly behind me, I can do it all over again,” Dorgbetor said after the fight.
In the headline bout, Abu “Ambitious Tilapia” Kamoko stopped Ahmed Akrong in the fifth round to extend his unbeaten record to 9-0, with eight knockouts.
The 23-year-old, managed by Legacy Rise Sports, then raised the stakes by calling out Bastie Samir, saying he wanted an opportunity to avenge the only defeat of his father’s professional career.
The night also delivered a double success for PKO Boxing as Joseph “The Humble” Commodore and Hamza “Tank Hand” Muhammad recorded their second successive professional victories, barely a month after making their paid-ranks debuts.
Commodore stopped Sannie Yidana Kugblie in the second round of their welterweight contest, while Muhammad halted John Oblitey Commey in the third round of their lightweight bout.
PKO CEO, Dr Edward Osei, and members of the management team watched from ringside as both fighters continued their development under respected trainer Lawrence Carl Lokko, PKO’s Technical Director.
Teenage boxer Rahman Lokko, fighting under the guidance of his father, also featured on the bill, sharing a split draw with Kelvin Amon in a juvenile exhibition contest.
“I thank my manager, my coach, my team and everyone who came here to support me. They said we can’t do it, but we are coming,” 19-year-old Commodore said.
The event, staged as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Akuapem Odwira Festival on the theme, “Honouring Our Heritage, Securing Our Future,” also marked a fresh chapter for former national super-lightweight champion Samuel “No Chance” Quaye.
Quaye, now under the management of Accra-based businessman Samuel Lamptey, began the new partnership with a fourth-round stoppage of Metle Ayitey.
Other winners included Alfred “Showtime” Lamptey, who stopped Felix Williams in the second round of their super-lightweight contest, while Moses Adjei Selvi dominated Razak Nettey over three rounds.
Isaac Karraba completed another impressive performance for the Ghanaian contingent by stopping Benin’s Ghislain Vodounhessi in the fourth round.
