| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Ghana | ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2007 Algiers | Middleweight |
Ahmed Saraku (born 1986) is a Ghanaian amateur boxer who won silver at the Light Heavyweight 81kg at the African Championship Madagascar 2007. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he dropped down to middleweight and won silver. He qualified for the Olympics by winning two fights and won silver early in 2008. He is married to Ghanaian-born Australian lady Sabina Saraku. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Renee Saraku, on 11 November 2019.
Career
He became national welterweight champion in 2005 and went to the Commonwealth Games 2006 where he lost his first bout 7:13 to Neil Perkins.
At the African Championships he competed at light heavy and won silver.
At the All-Africa Games he dropped down to middleweight and lost the final 8:9 to local hero Nabil Kassel. At the world championships, he lost his first bout to Bosco Draskovic.
He qualified for the Olympics by winning two bouts in a qualifier, one of them against Daniel Shishia.
External links
- Bio
- All Africa games 2007
- Ahmed Saraku at Olympics.com
- Ahmed Saraku at Olympedia
- Ahmed Saraku at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ahmed Saraku at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)