Maxwell Amponsah
Maxwell Amponsah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1986 Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 3 |
Maxwell Amponsah (born 9 October 1986) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight event.[1]
Amponsah was the flag bearer of Ghana at the opening ceremony.[2] However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to an unhealed broken jaw.[3]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 14 fights | 11 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 10 | 3 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Yunieski Gonzalez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:02 | 11 Nov 2016 | Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Shawndell Winters | KO | 5 (6), 2:25 | 30 Jul 2016 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Stephen Abbey | TKO | 3 (8) | 26 Dec 2015 | Accra Sports Staidum, Accra, Ghana | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Eric Kwardey | TKO | 4 (8), 1:09 | 14 Mar 2015 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Francis Manda | TKO | 5 (10), 1:21 | 27 Feb 2015 | Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Ebenezer Tetteh | TKO | 1 (12), 1:32 | 5 Dec 2014 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Boniface Kabore | TKO | 2 (8) | 5 Sep 2014 | Le palais des sports de Ouaga 2008, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | George Bamson | TKO | 4 (12), 2:57 | 15 May 2014 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | For vacant Ghanaian light heavyweight title; Title only at stake for Bamson as Amponsah misses weight |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kwesi Tutu | TKO | 5 (8), 1:39 | 4 Apr 2014 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Aduku Nsor | KO | 1 (8), 0:45 | 28 Mar 2014 | Art Centre, Accra, Ghana | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Selynanus Allotey | KO | 4 (6), 1:52 | 23 Feb 2014 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jones Quarshie | TKO | 2 (8), 1:09 | 14 Feb 2014 | Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daddy Mpinga | KO | 1 (4) | 29 Aug 2013 | Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gabriel Davhana | PTS | 4 | 30 May 2013 | Presleys Restaurant, Boksburg, South Africa |
References
[edit]- ^ Olympic profile from the BBC
- ^ Staff. "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (July 29, 2012). "Ghana boxer and flagbearer Maxwell Amponsah out of Olympics, not recovered from broken jaw". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Maxwell Amponsah from BoxRec (registration required)
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