{"id":239424,"date":"2024-10-26T05:47:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T05:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/john-laryea-eyes-world-title-shot-ahead-of-mejia-showdown-in-usa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T05:47:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T05:47:51","slug":"john-laryea-eyes-world-title-shot-ahead-of-mejia-showdown-in-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/john-laryea-eyes-world-title-shot-ahead-of-mejia-showdown-in-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"John Laryea eyes world title shot ahead of Mejia showdown in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/695\/69579754.295.jpg\" alt=\"Coach Carl Lokko (right) and John Laryea with his title\" title=\"Coach Carl Lokko (right) and John Laryea with his title\" width=\"295\" height=\"178\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Coach Carl Lokko (right) and John Laryea with his title<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Undefeat\u00aded Ghanaian boxer and WBO African featherweight champion, John Laryea (13-0-1,11KOs), says he is fully prepared for next week\u2019s bout against Nicaraguan boxer, Alexander Mejia.<\/p>\n<p>The bout scheduled for No\u00advember 1 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, USA, promises to be an intriguing one between two highly rated featherweight boxers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview ahead of his trip to the USA, Laryea, who is nicknamed \u2018Expensive Boxer,\u2019 expressed concern about Ghana not having a world champion currently and hoped to use the bout as a launch pad to a world title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have done it all in Ghana, and it is time to showcase my talent outside. My opponent is a good boxer, having fought numerous world champions, but I am focused on getting the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my first fight in the USA, and I promise Ghanaians that I will bring home a win because I have a good manage\u00adment technical teams. I have been preparing for this bout for about eight months and I am ready,\u201d he told the GNA Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of highly-rated Coach, Carl Lokko, Laryea says he has learnt a lot under his trainer, who has guided numerous Ghanaian boxers to world titles triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy aim is to raise the flag of Ghana, and by doing so, what\u00adever I have to do to bring home a world title, I am ready to do because my coach has seen it all on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the featherweight division is tough, but I don\u2019t fear anyone in the division, and they should watch out for me because I believe in myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my 14th fight, but I promise Ghanaians that by my 16th fight, they should expect a world title,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Laryea was in the ring was against Isaac Dow\u00aduona. He recorded a TKO vic\u00adtory at the Golden Royal Beach, Accra, in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Other high-profile fights on the bill are Chavez Barrientes vs Brandon Douglas, Deron Thompson vs Malik Lewis, and Alexander Rios Vega vs Felix Santana Jr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Carl Lokko (right) and John Laryea with his title Undefeat\u00aded Ghanaian boxer and WBO African featherweight champion, John Laryea (13-0-1,11KOs), says he is fully prepared for next week\u2019s bout against Nicaraguan boxer, Alexander Mejia. The bout scheduled for No\u00advember 1 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, USA, promises to be an intriguing one between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>John Laryea eyes world title shot ahead of Mejia showdown in USA - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/john-laryea-eyes-world-title-shot-ahead-of-mejia-showdown-in-usa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John Laryea eyes world title shot ahead of Mejia showdown in USA - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coach Carl Lokko (right) and John Laryea with his title Undefeat\u00aded Ghanaian boxer and WBO African featherweight champion, John Laryea (13-0-1,11KOs), says he is fully prepared for next week\u2019s bout against Nicaraguan boxer, Alexander Mejia. 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