{"id":610293,"date":"2019-04-26T04:19:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T04:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n2019-04-26\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/5116"},"modified":"2019-04-26T04:19:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T04:19:37","slug":"time-to-invest-in-boxing-kamoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/26\/time-to-invest-in-boxing-kamoko\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Time to invest in boxing&#8217; &#8211; Kamoko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/51168079.295.jpg\" alt=\"Bukom Banku Mahama Slddd3\" title=\"Bukom Banku Mahama Slddd3\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Braimah \u201cBukom Banku\u201d Kamoko<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Braimah \u201cBukom Banku\u201d Kamoko, &#8211; the controversial Heavyweight boxer, has called on the government to invest more in the development and promotion of boxing in Ghana, since it has the potential to win more international laurels for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout any form of disrespect to football, boxing has brought more honours to Ghana, than football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have over the years won ten world titles, whilst football is yet to give us any significant trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBukom Banku\u201d who until recently was undefeated and most popular boxer in Ghana, before losing miserably to Bastie Samir, said, there was the need to take a look at the juvenile and amateur boxing in the country, to unearth more young talent for the future.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u201cBukom Banku\u201d boxing was the only spot that gave Ghana a medal at the last Commonwealth Games in Australia, adding that, Ghana currently boasts of ten world titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoxing can also attract tourists to the country and create employment opportunities for youth, especially those on the streets,\u201d he added<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Friday, 26 April 2019 Source: Ghananewsagency.org 2019-04-26 Braimah \u201cBukom Banku\u201d Kamoko Braimah \u201cBukom Banku\u201d Kamoko, &#8211; 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