They told her women shouldn't box. Now she's Ghana's first female world champion
When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer, her family begged her to stop training.
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Ghana's first female world boxing champion smashes barriers
But when last November Quartey defeated British boxer Sangeeta Birdi in Jamestown's main boxing area, winning the WIBF World ...
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Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey: Breaking Barriers in Ghanaian Boxing
Despite the challenges, Quartey remains determined to keep pushing boundaries in women’s boxing. Now, with her title belt ...
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Meet Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, who is now Ghana’s first female world boxing champion
To begin with, her decision to become a professional boxer was odd for a young woman from a working-class area in Ghana's ...
Taipei Times16d
Boxer surmounts doubts to become pride of Ghana
Boxing is the pride of Jamestown, which is based around the fishing industry and also known for being home to many boxing stars. However, like most sports in Ghana, boxing has often been seen as for ...
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How Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey is breaking barriers for boxing in Ghana
But when last November Quartey defeated British boxer Sangeeta Birdi in Jamestown’s main boxing area, winning the WIBF World Super Bantamweight title, crowds of friends and supporters from the ...
The Durango Herald18d
They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion
But when last November Quartey defeated British boxer Sangeeta Birdi in Jamestown’s main boxing area, winning the WIBF World Super Bantamweight title, crowds of friends and supporters from the ...