Ray Narh
Born
Raymond Akwete Narh

(1978-07-21) 21 July 1978
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Other namesSugar Ray
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins26
Wins by KO21
Losses6

Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.[1] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.

Amateur career

Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.[2] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[3]

Professional boxing career

Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.[4]

NABC lightweight champion

He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]

In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.[6]

On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.[7] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[8][9]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=23213&more=1
  2. "Ben Neequaye - BoxRec".
  3. "Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record | Ghanacelebrities.com". www.ghanacelebrities.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
  4. http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh
  5. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
  6. "Ray Narh defends WBC/USNBC title against Freddie Norwood March 4 — The Ghanaian Journal". www.theghanaianjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
  7. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
  8. "Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  9. "Deportes".
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