Joshua Okine (born 6 March 1980, in
Accra
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), is a
Ghanaian
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professional
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welter/
light middle/
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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Animal kingdom
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of the 2000s and 2010s who won the Ghanaian welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title,
International Boxing Federation
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(IBF) Inter-Continental welterweight title, and
Commonwealth welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
welterweight
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to , i.e.
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
.
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Image - Joshua Okine
1980 births
Light-welterweight boxers
Living people
Middleweight boxers
Boxers from Accra
Welterweight boxers
Ghanaian male boxers
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