{"id":73056,"date":"2025-08-17T10:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73056\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:27:07","slug":"jacob-dickson-faces-baubali-september-12-at-bukom-boxing-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73056\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Dickson faces Baubali September 12 at Bukom Boxing Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/The-Night-to-Prove-Jacob-Dickson-faces-Baubali-September-12-at-Bukom-Boxing-Arena-1996516?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/26781507.295.jpg\" alt=\"The headline bout features a contest between Jacob Dickson (L) and Ernest Akushey (R)\" title=\"The headline bout features a contest between Jacob Dickson (L) and Ernest Akushey (R)\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/> <\/a>The headline bout features a contest between Jacob Dickson (L) and Ernest Akushey (R)<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghana\u2019s boxing fraternity is set for a thrilling night on September 12, 2025, as the Bukom Boxing Arena hosts \u201cMonaco, The Night to Prove,\u201d presented by Sports Education and Management (SEM). <\/p>\n<p>The headline bout features a heated Cruiserweight contest between Jacob Dickson also knonw as The Beast and Ernest Akushey popularly known as Baubali. <\/p>\n<p>At Friday\u2019s official fighter introduction, both boxers wasted no time stoking the rivalry. Dickson, confident and outspoken, vowed to end Baubali\u2019s career early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will switch off Baubali in rounds three or four and end his career. He lacks boxing IQ,\u201d Dickson declared.<\/p>\n<p>But Akushey fired back, promising a major upset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have corrected my mistakes. I am bringing something new and explosive. My fans worldwide will see,\u201d he responded, thanking supporters across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the main event, SEM announced two landmark signings. Edward Coleman, representing SEM, confirmed a three-year deal with reigning national Super Welterweight champion Musah Rahman Lawson (Awoodade) and 13-year-old juvenile prospect Benjamin Ankrah.<\/p>\n<p>The contract includes scholarships, welfare packages and educational support, ensuring development both inside and outside the ring. <\/p>\n<p>Coleman emphasised SEM\u2019s broader vision, \u201cThis package covers advertising and managing them to become international champions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawson expressed optimism that the deal will propel him onto the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my ladder to the top ranks in the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The September 12 card also features other big names, including Daniel \u201cEmperor\u201d Gorsh and John \u201cExpensive Boxer\u201d Laryea from Bronx Boxing Club. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, watch below the trailer for GhanaWeb\u2019s upcoming documentary on teenage girls and how fish is stealing their futures:<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The headline bout features a contest between Jacob Dickson (L) and Ernest Akushey (R) Ghana\u2019s boxing fraternity is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-73056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}