Ray Narh Explained

Ray Narh
Realname:Raymond Akwete Narh
Nickname:Sugar Ray
Weight:
Height:6 ft 0 in
Reach:71 in
Nationality:Ghanaian
Birth Date:21 July 1978
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Style:Orthodox
Total:32
Wins:26
Ko:21
Losses:6

Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.[1] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.

Amateur career

Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.[2] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[3]

Professional boxing career

Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.[4]

NABC lightweight champion

He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]

In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.[6]

On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.[7] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.[8] [9]

Professional boxing record

|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|25 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-align=center|Loss || 25-2 ||align=left| Mike Alvarado|TKO || 3 (3:00) || May 7, 2011 || align=left|MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.|align=left|For the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title|-align=center|Win || 25-1 ||align=left| Freddie Norwood|UD || 10 (10) || March 4, 2011 || align=left|Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S.|align=left|Retained his WBC USNBC title|-align=center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Side Boxing News . www.eastsideboxing.com.
  2. Web site: Ben Neequaye - BoxRec.
  3. Web site: Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record Ghanacelebrities.com . www.ghanacelebrities.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828061351/http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/04/24/raymond-narh-broke-azumah-nelson%E2%80%99s-record/ . 2010-08-28.
  4. http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh
  5. Web site: BoxRec Boxing Records . boxrec.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327020213/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=427453 . 2015-03-27.
  6. Web site: Ray Narh defends WBC/USNBC title against Freddie Norwood March 4 — The Ghanaian Journal . www.theghanaianjournal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005160001/http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2011/02/25/ray-narh-defends-wbcusnbc-title-against-freddie-norwood-march-4/ . 2011-10-05.
  7. Web site: BoxRec Boxing Records . boxrec.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214073504/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=612917 . 2014-02-14.
  8. Web site: Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight . 2011-04-18 . 2012-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214724/http://www.esnewsreporting.com/alvarado-vs-narh-added-to-pacquiao-mosley-ppv-fight/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Deportes.