{"id":160848,"date":"2024-03-11T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/theophilus-allotey-falls-as-all-seven-ghanaian-boxers-crash-out-of-italy-qualifying-competition\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:28:09","slug":"theophilus-allotey-falls-as-all-seven-ghanaian-boxers-crash-out-of-italy-qualifying-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/theophilus-allotey-falls-as-all-seven-ghanaian-boxers-crash-out-of-italy-qualifying-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Theophilus Allotey falls as all seven Ghanaian boxers crash out of Italy qualifying competition \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s last boxing hopeful to qualify for the Olympics, Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey, has lost to his South Korean opponent, Inkyu Kim, on a 3-2 split decision in the men\u2019s flyweight division on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, he failed to reach the quarterfinal and is now out of the competition at the ongoing WQT Boxing Road to Paris 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He was among seven boxers the Ghana Boxing Federation took to the qualifying competition in Busto Arsizio in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The other six boxers were eliminated at the early stages of the competition, with Janet Acquah also being eliminated after a unanimous decision to Tapei\u2019s Guo-Yi-Xuan in the women\u2019s Flyweight -50Kg category on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The other five boxers also included 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medalist Samuel Takyi, all failing to progress to the semifinal that would have guaranteed them Olympic slots.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these exits, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. The team has another chance to secure Olympic slots at the upcoming qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand, in May.<\/p>\n<p>They now have to turn their attention to the 2023 African Games boxing competition which is set to start on March 15 in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a>Adamu Benin Abdul Karim<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s last boxing hopeful to qualify for the Olympics, Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey, has lost to his South Korean opponent, Inkyu Kim, on a 3-2 split decision in the men\u2019s flyweight division on Sunday. 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