Female participation in boxing has come a long way. In 2012, female Amateur boxing reach a new high when it was introduced to the Olympics. A search online about female participation in boxing provides links such as “The two greatest female knockouts in history”
“The rise of female boxing” and women’s pound-for-pound rankings: Taylor ranks No. 1. Female boxing is still in its infantry stages in Ghana.
Female boxing participation history in Ghana is linked to 2 pioneers, Naa Amerley Turkson and Yakor Chavez. Both women are still pursuing a career in the sport, one in the corner and the other in the ring. In 2022, one can identify more than 2 ladies learning boxing in various clubs in the country, however the stigma and discouragement remains a situation that has also revealed the low suport for female boxers in Ghana.
Ghana boxing in general has a long way to go to reach current international standards, and female boxing is still in its beginning stages with the second edition of the All Female Amateur Boxing Tournament. Pioneer Ghana female boxer now Coach Naa Amerley Turkson has advise Ghanaians to encourage and support female boxers. She explains that with the right support women fighters from Ghana can make history in the near future and break new grounds.
This can be possible when ladies interested in the sport are given the opportunity to learn, through bootcamps, tournament participation, etc.
In 2020, Dr. Ornella Sathoud won Ghana’s first female medal in boxing at an international tournament in Darkar, Senegal. However, there is more room for more women to achieve greatness at Commonwealth Games, Olympics and AIBA Women World Championships.
Boxinghana.com will reach out to past and current women participants in the sport to get their inputs on the barriers women boxing in Ghana is facing.
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