Joe Darkey
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Ghana
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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1966 Kingston | Middleweight |
Joe Darkey (born 22 May 1942) is a former Ghanaian professional boxer who competed in the 1960s. A middleweight he competed in Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Middleweight, but was defeated in the third round. However two years later in 1966 he participated in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal.[1]
1964 Olympic results
[edit]Below is the Olympic record of Joe Darkey, a Ghanaian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated James Rosette (United States) by decision, 3-2
- Quarterfinal: lost to Valery Popenchenko (Soviet union) by decision, 0-5
References
[edit]- ^ Joe Darkey Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
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