The countdown is over as Ghana’s George Ashie and Michael Mokoena are ready to battle each other on Friday at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Ashie and Mokoena made their mandatory weight for the forthcoming battle. At stake is the vacant interim WBO Africa lightweight belt.
Mokoena, who looked confident was first to weigh and he came in at 134Ibs.
For Ashie, he gently stepped on the scales and he tipped the scales at 135Ibs.
Mokoena in an interview with the press said, “I’m here for business, my job here is t take the title back home. I know Ashie is a good boxer but i will definitely beat him.
According to Mokoena’s trainer Anton Gilmore they are coming into the fight with 10-game plan.
“We are coming into the fight with a 10-game plan, so we are ready for Ashie. Anything he throws at us we are ready to counter.”
Ashie, who looked calm is unfazed with Mokoena and his trainer’s talk, “I’m a tiger and i’m hungry, the title is staying in Ghana here. Mokoena will go back to South Africa with empty hands.
“They said they have 10-game plan but we will use only one-game plan to outwit them. All my fans should come to the Bukom Boxing Arena and i will not disappoint them.”
For the undercard weigh-ins, Isaac Sackey weighed 119Ibs, while Raymond Commey weighed same. The two will fight for the vacant WBO Africa bantamweight belt.
For the middleweight contest, Obodai Sai weighed 169Ibs as against Richard Ashong’s 169Ibs.
Ayitey Powers weighed 205Ibs, while Enoch Quaye came in at 195Ibs.