Abraham Kotei Neequaye, the president of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), claims the organization is taking its time approaching Seth Gyimah, a Ghanaian boxer based in the UK, about representing Ghana.
Gyimah, also known as Freezy MacBones, must demonstrate to the authorities that he is dedicated to fighting for Ghana because they are prepared to offer the required help, in his opinion. Following his victory over Darryl Sharp at the Copper Boxing Arena in London last Saturday, the 33-year-old has been in the news.
Due to Gyimah’s Ghanaian heritage, there have been requests for the GBA to take into consideration having the lightweight battle on the ticket of his own nation. Kotei Neequaye asserts that the authority will not initiate contact with him.
“We are not supposed to call him. He should reach out to us if he wants to fight as a Ghanaian, we are ready to support him,” he said on Accra-based Angel FM. Gyimah caught the attention of Ghanaians after his emotional interview with Joy Sports soon after his win over Sharp.
“It was a tough time [for me when I started boxing] because obviously, we have a lot of great boxers in the UK and as a village boy travelling all the way from Ghana to start boxing here at the age of 27, a lot of criticism came up,” he said.
“A lot of people quizzed my decision to start boxing and asked if there was an injury who was going to look after me. [At that] time I was an amateur – no income and nothing coming up. People said ‘You need to stay focused and keep doing your cleaning job’.
“There was a whole lot but I never let myself down. I kept working hard and working toward my dream, pushing myself up until it happened,” he added.
With his victory from last weekend, Gyimah now pose a record of two wins in his first two professional fights.
