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Ghanaian boxer Sulemanu Tetteh brought smiles on the faces of many after defeating Rodrigo Marte from Dominican Republic.
Tetteh had to defeat Rodrigo in a split decision of 3:2 in the round 32 of the Men’s Fly 48-52Kg competition at the ongoing Olympics in Japan’s capital Tokyo.[ads4]
Though Rodrigo came in as a tough opponent, Sulemanu Tetteh stood on his ground to overcome the Dominican Republic boxer.
Sulemanu Tetteh had won gold at the 2012 ECOWAS Games held in Accra while Rodrigo Marte also took home a gold medal in the flyweight category in 2019.
Despite posing as a tough opponent, Rodrigo Marte couldn’t stand the might of Sulemanu Tetteh who eventually emerged as the winner to progress to the round sixteen of the competition.
Sulemanu Tetteh will now meet Veita Yosbany of Cuba in the round of 16 on Saturday 31st July, 2021.[ads1]
Meanwhile, the next Ghanaian boxer to step in the ring will be 19-year old Samuel Takyi who will take on Jean Carlos Pachito Caicedo of Ecuador in the featherweight division on Wednesday July 28, 2021.
Tetteh’s victory is expected to build him up for the task against Yosbany and hopefully come out victorious while Samuel Takyi is also expected to draw inspirations from Tetteh’s victory and make Ghana proud on Wednesday.
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