Ray Narh

Ray Narh
Born	Raymond Akwete Narh (1978-07-21) 21 July 1978 (age 46) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Other names	Sugar Ray
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	26
Wins by KO	21
Losses	6

Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.^[1] As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.

Amateur career

Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.^[2] At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.^[3]

Professional boxing career

Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.^[4]

NABC lightweight champion

He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[5]

In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.^[6]

On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.^[7] This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.^[8][9]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	25-2	Mike Alvarado	TKO	3 (3:00)	May 7, 2011	MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title
Win	25-1	Freddie Norwood	UD	10 (10)	March 4, 2011	Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S.	Retained his WBC USNBC title

References

1. "East Side Boxing News". www.eastsideboxing.com.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Ben Neequaye - BoxRec".
3. "Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record | Ghanacelebrities.com". www.ghanacelebrities.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
4. http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL]}
5. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
6. "Ray Narh defends WBC/USNBC title against Freddie Norwood March 4 — The Ghanaian Journal". www.theghanaianjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
7. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
8. "Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
9. "Deportes".

External links

• Raymond Narh at BoxRec (registration required)
• Raymond Narh at Olympedia
• Raymond Narh at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)