{"id":244321,"date":"2024-11-02T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/02\/clement-quartey-senior-brother-of-ike-bazooka-quartey-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T23:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:58:00","slug":"clement-quartey-senior-brother-of-ike-bazooka-quartey-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/02\/clement-quartey-senior-brother-of-ike-bazooka-quartey-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Clement Quartey, senior brother of Ike &#8216;Bazooka&#8217; Quartey is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/381\/38191168.295.jpg\" alt=\"Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike 'Bazooka' Quartey\" title=\"Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike 'Bazooka' Quartey\" width=\"295\" height=\"240\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike &#8216;Bazooka&#8217; Quartey<\/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\">Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike &#8216;Bazooka&#8217; Quartey has passed away on November 2, 2024, in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from sources at the Ghana Boxing Authority have confirmed the death of the legendary boxer at the age of 86. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, the cause of his unfortunate demise has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>He also holds the distinction of being Ghana&#8217;s first-ever Olympic medalist, winning silver in Rome in 1960.<\/p>\n<p>He also a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia. <\/p>\n<p>He won 7 out of 9 bouts he fought in his career. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of boxing in Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>EE\/MA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike &#8216;Bazooka&#8217; Quartey Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike &#8216;Bazooka&#8217; Quartey has passed away on November 2, 2024, in the United Kingdom. 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