Ray Narh
Ghanaian boxer
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Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.[1] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.
21 July 1978
Amateur career
Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.[2] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[3]
Professional boxing career
Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.[4]
NABC lightweight champion
He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]
In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.[6]
On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.[7] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[8][9]
