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World Service,12 Jun 2003,22 mins

Bukom, Ghana

Fight Town

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"It has produced a well-spring of great boxers." Bukom, a small area in Ghana's capital Accra, has six boxing gyms. How has it produced so many champion boxers, including Azumah Nelson, Alfred Kotey and Ike Quarti? With contributions from Moses Foh-Amoaning of the Ghanaian Boxing Authority, boxing managers Yoofi Boham and Rexford Azumah Koffi and Sammy Okaitey sports editor of the Daily Graphic newspaper. Presented by boxing commentator John McDonald.

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