On This Day: Isaac Dogboe, Duke Micah Wins WBO Belts


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On December 26, 2015, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe turned in one of the best performance of his young career, capturing the vacant WBO and WBA featherweight titles with an eight round TKO over George Krampah at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Dogboe scored two knockdowns in the first and one in the sixth, gradually breaking Krampah down until he refused to come out of his corner for the start of the eighth.

Also Duke Micah claimed the vacant WBO Africa bantamweight title with a seventh round TKO over old foe Ekow Wilson.

Wilson was competitive early but Micah displayed superior boxing skills, landing clean shots up and downstairs.

Nevertheless, Wilson upped his attack in the middle rounds, building aggression but Micah relied on his hand speed to stymie the attack. Wilson’s only strategy to catch his breath was to clinch against the former Olympian who drew plenty of plaudits from ringsiders.

A fired-up Micah came out in the seventh with a series of uppercuts and one right hook to Wilson’s ribs that sent him crashing to the mat, where he immediately began vomiting. Wilson managed to make it to his feet and was saved by a bell that rang immediately after. The time between rounds gave him and his team enough time to assess the situation. He would retire on his stool before the start of the seventh.


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