| Maxwell Amponsah | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 3 |
Maxwell Amponsah (born 9 October 1986) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight event.
Amponsah was the flag bearer of Ghana at the opening ceremony. However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to an unhealed broken jaw.
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 11 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 10 | 3 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Yunieski Gonzalez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:02 | 11 Nov 2016 | Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Shawndell Winters | KO | 5 (6), 2:25 | 30 Jul 2016 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Stephen Abbey | TKO | 3 (8) | 26 Dec 2015 | Accra Sports Staidum, Accra, Ghana | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Eric Kwardey | TKO | 4 (8), 1:09 | 14 Mar 2015 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Francis Manda | TKO | 5 (10), 1:21 | 27 Feb 2015 | Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Ebenezer Tetteh | TKO | 1 (12), 1:32 | 5 Dec 2014 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Boniface Kabore | TKO | 2 (8) | 5 Sep 2014 | Le palais des sports de Ouaga 2008, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | George Bamson | TKO | 4 (12), 2:57 | 15 May 2014 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | For vacant Ghanaian light heavyweight title; Title only at stake for Bamson as Amponsah misses weight |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kwesi Tutu | TKO | 5 (8), 1:39 | 4 Apr 2014 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Aduku Nsor | KO | 1 (8), 0:45 | 28 Mar 2014 | Art Centre, Accra, Ghana | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Selynanus Allotey | KO | 4 (6), 1:52 | 23 Feb 2014 | City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jones Quarshie | TKO | 2 (8), 1:09 | 14 Feb 2014 | Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daddy Mpinga | KO | 1 (4) | 29 Aug 2013 | Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gabriel Davhana | PTS | 4 | 30 May 2013 | Presleys Restaurant, Boksburg, South Africa |
References
- Olympic profile from the BBC
- Staff. "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- Associated Press (July 29, 2012). "Ghana boxer and flagbearer Maxwell Amponsah out of Olympics, not recovered from broken jaw". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links
- Boxing record for Maxwell Amponsah from BoxRec (registration required)
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byKwame Nkrumah-Acheampong | Flagbearer for  Ghana 2012 London |
Succeeded byFlings Owusu-Agyapong |
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