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Braimah Kamoko claims his initial decision to withdraw from his fight against Ayittey Powers on December 26 was only a ‘strategy’. Popularly known as Bukom Banku, Kamoko stunned the whole Ghana with his social media declaration to pullout of the Boxing Day bout which is sponsored by Joy Dadi Bitters.

The controversial boxer claims his opponent, Ayittey Powers was being backed by organizers to win the bout and to drive away the sleek Range Rover being offered as one of the prizes for the eventual winner.

This declaration threatened plummet the initial investments made by the organizers and sponsors towards promoting the bout which will be staged at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

It even saw the Ghana Boxing Authority threaten sanctions on Bukom Banku once he failed to honour the fight. But the 37-year-old reversed his decision in another social media post and promised to give Ghanaians a show on fight night.

Bukom Banku now claims his initial rants of pulling out of the fight was only a strategy meant to distract his opponent Ayittey Powers.

“I have been training all the time. [Withdrawing from the fight] was a strategy,” he said at a press conference on Tuesday.

“Ayittey Powers think I have not been training but he is in for the shocker of his life.

“I am not joking this time around so I invite the President, Ministers, Otumfuo and everyone to come and see this great fight.

Forty-two amateur boxing clubs are set to battle for honours in this year's Vodafone Homowo Boxing Championships which comes off on August 16 at Bukom Square in Accra. The two-day event, which is being organised by the Greater Accra Amateur Boxing Association (GAABA) with support from telecommunications giants Vodafone, is aimed at unearthing the next generation of boxing greats

Fredrick Lawson faces Prescott on Friday Night Fights March 26 exclusively on ESPN2.

Welterweights Fredrick Lawson (23-0, 20 KOs) and Breidis Prescott (26-7, 20 KOs) will square off March 26 in Hialeah, Florida.
According to Warriors Boxing promoter Leon Margules, the bout will headline a special Thursday edition of “Friday Night Fights.”
Lawson is coming off his most notable victory, a lopsided 10-round decision against Ray Narh in October.
Undefeated Lawson has been settling into his career in the USA where he arrived at the beginning of this year; marking his debut fight in America with a convincing 5th round stoppage of Ugandan-American, Mohammed Kayongo back in April last year
Lawson also previously held both the IBF Continental Africa as well as IBF International Welterweight titles and has been promised a possible world title eliminator within his next two to three fights after signing a new promotional and management contract with California-based King sports Promotions and a commercial management contract with centre-stage management.
Prescott, best known for his huge first-round knockout upset of Amir Khan in 2008, is coming off a decision loss to Roberto Garcia in July but usually is in good fights