16/09/2025
And the captivating performance last weekend closed with the striking words: “I am Adjorkor Tinku.”
Adjorkor, representing Greater Accra in the 2025 Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant, delivered a stellar performance showcasing Akotoku - the traditional boxing game of the Ga people.
In Ghana, the Ga are the undisputed custodians of boxing, producing nearly all of the nation’s most significant world champions. Here are some of the legendary names:
• Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey – WIBF World Super Bantamweight Champion (2024)
The first Ghanaian female world boxing champion
• Roy “The Black Flash” Ankrah – British Empire (Commonwealth) Featherweight Champion (1951) First Ghanaian to achieve a major international professional boxing title
• David “D.K. Poison” Kotey – WBC Featherweight Champion (1975-1976)
First Ghanaian (and African) to win a world title
• Azumah Nelson – WBC Featherweight & WBC Super Featherweight Champion
First Ghanaian multi-division world champion
• Ike Quartey – WBA Welterweight Champion (1994-1998)
• Alfred “Cobra” Kotey – WBO Bantamweight Champion (1994-1995)
• Joshua Clottey – IBF Welterweight Champion (2008-2009)
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2. Choose Option 99 (twice)
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