For Michael Amoo Bediako, the opportunity to give back to society especially in a location that he first discovered his boxer Richard Oblitey Commey in 2010, is as paramount as making Richard Commey The ambassador of the project.
Christened the Streetwise Foundation, the manager of Richard Commey explained the purpose of the foundation
“The Streetwise Foundation’s aim is to provide equipment like boxing
gloves, wraps, boots, punch bags, so the local communities have the
basic tools to ply their trade, with a vision to then obtain funds for
schooling equipment and hopefully if successful we can spread reach
out to other parts of Ghana as well.” Michael Amoo Bediako stated.
“Setting up the foundation and having Richard Commey as its global
Ambassador will give us the opportunity to spread the word and help
this community so more World Champions can be created and others can follow in the footsteps of the champion past and hopefully Richard
Commey himself.
If there is one thing that Jamestown is noted for, then it is its penchant for producing world champions in boxing, a validated fact the Michael never lost sight
“The likes of Ike Quartey, Joshua Clottey, David (D.K Poison)and
Alfred Kotey, Joseph Agbeko, Nana Konadu and of course the Professor
himself Azumah Nelson all hail from this area, so I believed it was
the ideal place to start giving back to communities and helping boxing
continue to grow in this area through the Streetwise Foundation.” He further recounted.
The Owner of streetwise promotions which houses the likes of Duke Micah, Frederick Lawson and Richard Commey was never oblivious of the budding talents at display in Bukom.
“I have seen and experienced first-hand what is needed to help the
children and the budding boxers in the area to help realise their
dreams and to have the opportunities that Richard has had to be
successful in this sport.” He concluded.
Michael Amoo Bediako, the manager of Streetwise Promtions was in Ghana earlier in the month to launched the Streetwise Foundation at Bukom a suburb of Jamestown former British Accra.