Sheriff Quaye proved too strong for Benjamin Lamptey by stopping the latter in round seven in their rematch on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena to win the vacant National lightweight belt.
The bout forms part of the 60th birthday celebration of boxing legend Azumah Nelson.
The two boxers fought two years ago and Quaye won via a split decision but Lamptey since that fight has expressed his dissatisfaction over the outcome of the result.
In their rematch, Quaye controlled the first three rounds by working behind his stiff jabs.
Lamptey warmed himself into the fight in round four – he landed right cross that took Quaye off balance.
In the fifth round, Quaye exerted a lot of energy by putting pressure on Lamptey – he connected some swift combinations but Lamptey held on to end the round.
In the sixth round, Quaye began working the body of Lamptey, the latter failed to respond.
In round seven, Quaye went all gun blazing as he dropped Lamptey with a solid right hook. Lamptey failed to beat the referees count and the man in the middle brought the fight to an end.
“I know that i have what it takes to beat Benjamin Lamptey,”Quaye said after fight. “He said he was robbed in the first fight but i have proved to him that my first win wasn’t a fluke.”
“Now i’m ready to take on any boxer in my division. My target is the World title.”
In the other bouts, Patrick Ayi claimed a split decision win over Abraham Osei Bonu to win the National super featherweight belt. One judge scored it 117-114 for Bonsu and the other two judges had it 113-117 and 115-117 for Ayi.
For the National super featherweight final eliminator, Michael Ansah won a unanimous decision over Isaac Dowuona. The scorecard read: 99-93, 99-90 and 99-94.
Stephen Abbey stopped Emmanuel Danso in round 6 in their light heavyweight contest.
Wahab Olwasuen claimed round 6 stoppage win over Togo’s Moubi Sarouna in their super featherweight batle.
The card was put together by Azumah Nelson Promotions.