Gabriel Coffie is a 20 year old Ghanaian lightweight boxer with a fight record of four, 3 wins and 1 draw. He trains at Jamestown Boxing Gym despite representing Sea View Boxing club at the Fist of Fury Tournament.
In 2019, Gabriel Coffie signed a management contract with the late Allotey Coffie and the next day his manager was deceased. The boxer had a fight a day after his manager passed on, the tournament was organized as part of the Ada festival. Despite this traumatic situation, the show had to go own.
Three years down the line, Coffie has gotten a new chance with this upcoming signing with a new boxing promotion company R&N Management.
Coach Randy who has been speaking with BoxinGhana.com exclusively revealed that the new team has a great plan to make Coffie a world champion in the next 5 years.
The contract with R&N is a three year contract subject to review after evidence of progress in the first 3 years. Coffie is expected to return to the ring later this year. He last fought in December against Simon Tackie. The bout ended in 2:50mins in the 3rd of 6 expected rounds after Coffie knocked out his opponent. The fight was promoted by Swavy Blu Promotions.
Coach Amugi has welcomed all boxing lovers to come to the official signing ceremony on Saturday tomorrow to hear the expectations of Coffie himself.
He is excited about Coffie’s signing as he has been supporting him financially after his first manager passed on. He further advised upcoming boxers to not just “stand up and turn pro, gain experience at the amateur level because professional level is serious and if you master amateur you have a better chance of being a better boxer at the professional level”
Do you agree better Amateurs make better professional?