{"id":170645,"date":"2025-09-26T15:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170645\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:33:13","slug":"boxing-in-ghana-suspended-after-death-of-ernest-akushey-aged-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170645\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing in Ghana suspended after death of Ernest Akushey aged 32"},"content":{"rendered":"

All boxing activities in Ghana have been suspended following the death of a super-middleweight 11 days after a bout in Accra.<\/p>\n

Ernest Akushey, popularly known as Bahubali, died aged 32 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

While the exact cause of death is yet to be determined, preliminary indications suggest it may be linked to internal injuries sustained during his recent fight.<\/p>\n

Akushey faced Jacob Dickson at the Bukom Boxing Arena in the Ghanaian capital on 12 September.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the National Sports Authority described the nationwide suspension as a “necessary step” to “protect lives, uphold the integrity of the sport and ensure its future”.<\/p>\n

Authorities have also announced plans to implement a five-year strategy aimed at establishing safer, more professional and globally-aligned standards for boxing.<\/p>\n

This incident marks the second death of a professional fighter in Ghana within the space of six months, reigniting discussions about safety standards.<\/p>\n

In March, Nigeria’s Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju<\/a> collapsed while taking on Ghanaian opponent Jon Mbanugu, also in Accra, and died soon after being rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n

Boxing enjoys immense popularity in Ghana and has produced numerous world champions, including the legendary former two-weight world champion Azumah Nelson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All boxing activities in Ghana have been suspended following the death of a super-middleweight 11 days after a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-170645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}