After Janet Acquah’s bronze medal in the minimum weight category on Wednesday, Aryeetey and Commey’s progress means Ghana will do one better in the men’s boxing.

Aryeetey was the first to qualify on Wednesday after winning his semi-final contest with Morocco’s Hamza Essaidi via a unanimous (5-0) decision.

All five judges scored in favour of the minimum weight boxer in the men’s 48k contest at the Boxing Arena in the Trust Sports Emporium, Bukom.

An hour later, Joseph Commey also dispatched Algerian Oussama Mordjane.
The lightweight boxer qualified with a majority (4-1) decision in the men’s 60kg event.

Later today, the following Ghanaian boxers will be involved in various semi-final contests:

1. Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey – Flyweight -51kg.
2. Amadou Mohammed – Bantamweight -54Kg
3. Samuel Takyi – Light Welterweight -63.5Kg
4. Abubakar Kamoko – Cruiserweight -86Kg

Whatever happens tonight, Ghana are guaranteed seven medals (out of the 16 presented) by the end of the boxing competition.

Ramatu Quaye, Adelaide Djabartey, Sarah Apew, Abdul Walid Omar, Alfred Kotey, Henry Malm, Abdul Baki Adam & Jonathan Tetteh, and Daniel Plange are the boxers who could not make it to the medal zone.

Omar, a two-time African Games medallist, led in the opening two rounds of the 57kg contest before walking into a right hook.

Omar seemed badly hurt as he wobbled, prompting the referee to stop the contest in the third round.

Meanwhile, Joseph Commey secured a unanimous (5-0) victory over his Malian opponent Sidibe Daouda.

Victory in the men’s 60kg quarter-final contest means Commey will now join the four other Ghanaian boxers at the semi-final stage.

Also on Monday, Henry Malm lost in the light Middleweight -71 kg. The judges scored it 3-4 in favour of his Ugandan opponent Muzamir Semuddu at the quarterfinal stage.

Daniel Plange has also been eliminated from the men’s 92kg contest after falling to Gabon’s Symphorien Njinnou Moundat.

The quarter-final bouts will continue at the Bukom Boxing Arena at Trust Sports Emporium today.

At 7:00 pm Amadu Mohammed Bantamweight (54 kg) will face DR Congo’s Koyanzili Nambi Franci in the last of Ghana’s men’s quarter-final contests.

Samuel Takyi, Ghana’s Olympic medallist from the Tokyo 2020 Ganes, is still in the competition and will learn of his opponent in the light welterweight (63.5 Kg) contest today.

Here is the list of the Ghanaian boxers who have already qualified for the semi-finals and are guaranteed medals.

1. Janet Acquah (Minimum weight -48kg)
2. Mohammed Aryeetey (Minimumweight -48kg)
3. Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey (Flyweight -51kg)
4. Joseph Commey (Lightweight -60kg)
5. Abubakar Kamoko (Cruiserweight -86kg)

While they excel, nine of their counterparts in the Black Bombers and Black Hitters team have been eliminated.

Ramatu Quaye, Adelaide Djabartey, Sarah Apew, Abdul Walid Omar, Alfred Kotey, Henry Malm, Abdul Baki Adam, Jonathan Tetteh, and Daniel Plange are the boxers to have been eliminated.

Commey who was scheduled to fight with Northern Ireland’s Jude Gallagher was declared unfit on the eve of the featherweight fight for a gold medal.

Media reports suggested the young athlete was rushed to the infirmary after complaining of feverishness.

He, thus settled for the silver medal, and Gallagher was awarded the gold

“I was going to the finals when I was struck with the illness. I had both malaria and a boil under my armpit. After the checkup, I was told by the doctor that I couldn’t fight even though I insisted on fighting,” he said as quoted by 3Sports.

”Anything could have happened if I had fought, so we give glory to God in all things. Maybe next time I might win gold or at the Olympics games, I might win gold,” he added.

Commey enjoyed an incredible final run, recording consecutive victories before dominating his counterparts Alex Maduka and Muhammad Husammudin in the quarter and semi-finals respectively.

Ghana concluded the Games with five medals.

Commey, who promised to deliver a medal heading into the competition, delivered on his promise as he defeats New Zealand’s Alex Mukuka in the quarterfinal round.

The youngster defeated a difficult opponent in Mukuka with control earning a unanimous decision.

The Black Bombers, thus, clinch Ghana’s first medal at the games after suffering a number of setbacks.

Boxing has, historically, won the country more medals than any other sport.

Commey’s victory over Mukuka guarantees him a spot in the semis, where he will earn Ghana’s first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.