Isufu "Ike" Quartey was born on 27 November 1969 and was a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006.
17 Facts About Ike Quartey
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Ike Quartey held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000.
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Ike Quartey was born in Bukom where fighting was a hobby.
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Ike Quartey fought on the streets and trained in the same gym as Azumah Nelson.
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Ike Quartey turned professional in 1988, a day short of his nineteenth birthday.
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Ike Quartey started his boxing career under the guidance of Yoofi Boham, without doubt the most successful manager in Ghana, and father-in-law of former World boxing champion Azumah Nelson.
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Boham got Ike Quartey recognized as a boxer on the international scene.
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Ike Quartey began his professional career with a 2nd-round knockout of Mama Mohamed.
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In Ike Quartey's 26th fight he was given a shot at the WBA welterweight title, held by the then undefeated Crisanto Espana of Venezuela.
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The decision was originally read as a win for Ike Quartey but reversed when a flaw was found in the scoring.
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Ike Quartey's inactivity led him to be stripped of his WBA title.
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Ike Quartey was floored in 6th and 12th rounds, with De La Hoya down in the 6th round.
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Ike Quartey returned in April 2000 to challenge Fernando Vargas for the IBF light-middleweight championship.
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Ike Quartey won the first three bouts of his comeback with victories over Clint McNeil, Verno Phillips and Carlos Bojorquez.
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On 2 December 2006, Ike Quartey's fought former undisputed light-middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright at the St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida.
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Ike Quartey was down once in the fight and went on to lose a unanimous points decision.
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Ike Quartey primarily relied on a "peek-a-boo" or "clam-shell" defense, which consisted of him allowing punches to land on his arms, elbows and gloves which he kept held tightly to his cheeks and ribcage.