Alfred Kotey (3 June 1968 – 30 June 2020) was a

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ian

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who competed from 1988 to 2012. He held the WBO

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title from 1994 to 1995 and at regional level the

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title from 1989 to 1990. As an

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he represented Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Kotey died on 30 June 2020 in

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where he was receiving medical treatment for a stroke and other complications.

Amateur career

Kotey represented Ghana as a

at the

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. His results were: *1st round bye *Defeated Hussain al-Mutairi (Kuwait) RSC 1 *Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 5-0 *Lost to Mario González (Mexico) 0-5

Professional career

After his victory over Puerto Rico's Rafael Del Valle, he won the WBO bantamweight world title and became Ghana's fifth world champion. This was in 1994 at

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in London.

References

External links

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Alfred Kotey Interview
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