Retired Ghanaian boxer, Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, has appealed to the government to invest in building more boxing arenas in the country.
According to him, president John Dramani Mahama built the Bukom Boxing Arena, which is the only one the country has at the moment but that is not enough.
The former WBO African Light Heavyweight Champion stated that for boxing to gain prominence in the country, more arenas need to be built.
Bukom Banku also expressed his frustrations about the filth around the Bukom Boxing Arena and urged the facility managers to make sure the place is clean after renting it out for social events like funerals, parties, and outdooring.
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“Mahama built the Bukom Boxing Arena, which is good, but we need three or four. Even that one is not big enough, and they use it for outdooring, funerals, everything. The streets are dirty, people are selling there, so there is not enough space in the vicinity for other gatherings. I have not seen that before,” he said while speaking on The Real Talk Podcast hosted by Elizabeth Essuman and her panelists.
He also urged the government to support Ghanaian boxers and promote them to win world titles to restore the pride of the nation.
“So now that John Mahama has come to power, I need him to support our boxers,” he added.
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The Bukom Boxing Arena is the first boxing arena to be built in Ghana. The multipurpose facility was commissioned by president John Dramani Mahama in November 2016 and has a seating capacity of 4,000.
Other facilities in the open-air edifice include a sports hall, aerobic center, Olympic-size swimming pool, and conference hall.
The arena was constructed in Bukom due to the numerous world boxing champions the community has produced.
Watch Bukom Banku’s comment below:
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