Maxwell Amponsah (born 9 October 1986) is a
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian
professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in the
heavyweight event.
Amponsah was the flag bearer of Ghana at the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. .
However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to an unhealed broken jaw.
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1986 births
Living people
Ghanaian male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Ghana
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Boxers from Accra
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