The Ghanaian featherweight boxer, Samuel Takyi said after his defeat to the American opponent, Regan in the semis this dawn that he was torn between football and boxing.
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The Boxer who has lost in the Semi but still has got him himself a medal said “ I started boxing at 8 and had to choose between boxing and football, where I was very good as a fast and a dribbling winger. My coaches are boxing people and where I lived is a boxing community with many boxing gym, so it was very easy for me to become a boxer and I know boxing can make me rich and also travel, so I think I am cool”
The bout ended 4-1 in favor of Regan, who is a fight away from winning gold. Samuel Takyi has made Ghana proud by winning the nation’s first medal in 29 years.
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