Theophilus Allotey
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| Full name | Theophilus Nii Kpakpo Allotey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Theophilus Nii Kpakpo Allotey (born 11 June 2002) is a Ghanaian boxer.[1][2] He started boxing at a very tender age and passed through the juvenile stage, Black Rocket before he was promoted to the senior level to be part of the Black Bombers.[3]
In 2021, Allotey was selected to be part of Black Bombers, the Ghana boxing team.
In 2022, he won gold at the 2022 Individual Championships held at the Accra Sports Stadium and Bukom Boxing Arena. In June 2022, there were frustrations after he was left out of Ghana's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This was because the competition was also a selection event for the boxing team.[4] These comments included ones from the coach of the Black Bombers, Kwasi Ofori Asare coming out publicly to say that Allotey was in the nine-member squad for the games, well endorsed by all stakeholders and therefore he had no idea why he had been dropped by the Ghana Boxing Federation.[5]
He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 2023 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. He lost his semi-final bout with Ala Eddine Zidi and therefore lost a spot to qualify for the Olympics even though he secured a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals.[6][7]
In March 2024, Allotey competed in the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Italy.[1] He competed in the 51 kg winning his first two bouts before being eliminated.[8][1]
In 2024, He competed in the flyweight boxing category during the 2023 African Games hosted by Ghana. He was highly rated amongst the top boxers to possibly earn Ghana a gold medal but he fell short after being defeated by Olympic-bound Patrick Chinyemba in the semi-final. The defeat meant he had to settle for the bronze medal.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Karim, Adamu Benin Abdul (10 March 2024). "Paris 2024: Theophilus Allotey falls as all seven Ghanaian boxers crash out of Italy qualifying competition". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Larbi, Yaw Ofosu (6 March 2024). "Theophilus Allottey emerges as Ghana's strongest hope for Olympic boxing qualification". 3News. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (14 September 2023). "Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey, last man standing at African Olympic Qualifiers". News Ghana. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (19 June 2022). "Uproar as Ghanaian boxer Allotey left out of country's Birmingham 2022 squad". InsideTheGames. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Larweh, Kwame (4 July 2022). "Coach Asare exposes GBF for dropping Allotey". Graphic Online. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "12 boxers, 0 qualifications: How Ghana's boxers performed at Olympic Games qualifiers in Senegal". GhanaWeb. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (16 September 2023). "Allotey not qualified but very happy with bronze medal". News Ghana. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (8 March 2024). "Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey Reaches Quarter Finals In Road To Paris 2024 Boxing". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 African Games: How Ghana won four gold medals in boxing". GhanaWeb. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Theophilus Allotey from BoxRec (registration required)