{"id":255609,"date":"2024-11-26T08:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T08:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/meet-ghanas-first-ever-female-world-boxing-champion\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T08:23:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T08:23:03","slug":"meet-ghanas-first-ever-female-world-boxing-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/meet-ghanas-first-ever-female-world-boxing-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ghana&#8217;s first-ever female world boxing champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/795\/79525578.295.jpg\" alt=\"Abigail Quartey with her world title (left) and Quartey punching Sangeeta Birdie (right)\" title=\"Abigail Quartey with her world title (left) and Quartey punching Sangeeta Birdie (right)\" width=\"295\" height=\"146\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Abigail Quartey with her world title (left) and Quartey punching Sangeeta Birdie (right)<\/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\">Ghanaian female boxer, Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, has made history by becoming Ghana&#8217;s first-ever female world champion after defeating UK boxer Sangeeta Birdie at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Quartey triumphed over Birdie by unanimous decision to claim the WIBF World Super Bantamweight title on Sunday, November 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She overwhelmed her opponent, earning a unanimous victory with all three judges scoring the bout 98-91.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking win improves Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey&#8217;s record to 9 wins in 10 bouts, with 6 victories coming by way of knockout and only one loss.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently ranked number 1 in Ghana and 50th in the world out of 170 female boxers in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Birdie, on the other hand, suffered her 7th career defeat in 12 fights. She had previously won five bouts, with four of those victories coming by knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Quartey was Birdie&#8217;s third Ghanaian opponent in her career, but the first to defeat her, as Birdie had prevailed against her previous two Ghanaian challengers.<\/p>\n<p>EE\/EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abigail Quartey with her world title (left) and Quartey punching Sangeeta Birdie (right) Ghanaian female boxer, Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, has made history by becoming Ghana&#8217;s first-ever female world champion after defeating UK boxer Sangeeta Birdie at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana. 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