Ishmael Aryeetey Next Fight, Boxing Record
1 min readIshmael Aryeetey
Nickname: “The Black Arrow”
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Division: Lightweight
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight: 135 lb (61 kg)
- Reach: 71 in (180 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Record: 20-4-1 (15 KOs)
- Title(s): WBA Lightweight Champion (2001-2002)
Amateur Career
- Represented Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Won a gold medal at the 1997 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Professional Career
- Made his professional debut on December 26, 1999, defeating Daniel Oduro via knockout in the first round.
- Won the WBA Lightweight Championship on February 10, 2001, by defeating Julien Lorcy via unanimous decision.
- Defended his WBA Lightweight Championship once, defeating Azuma Nelson via unanimous decision on July 28, 2001.
- Lost his WBA Lightweight Championship to Joel Casamayor via unanimous decision on March 16, 2002.
- Retired from boxing in 2006.
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