Alfred Kotey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Cobra |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 3 June 1968 Accra, Ghana |
| Died | 30 June 2020 (aged 52) The Bronx, New York City, US |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 43 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Win by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 1 |
Alfred Kotey (3 June 1968 – 30 June 2020) was a Ghanaian professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2012. He held the WBO bantamweight title from 1994 to 1995 and at regional level the Commonwealth flyweight title from 1989 to 1990. As an amateur he represented Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Kotey died on 30 June 2020 in New York City where he was receiving medical treatment for a stroke and other complications.[2][3][4]
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Kotey represented Ghana as a flyweight at the 1988 Olympic Games. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Husain Al-Mutairi (Kuwait) RSC 1
- Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 5-0
- Lost to Mario González (Mexico) 0-5
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After his victory over Puerto Rico's Rafael Del Valle, he won the WBO bantamweight world title and became Ghana's fifth world champion. This was in 1994 at York Hall in London.[5]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Boxing record for Alfred Kotey from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alfred Kotey Interview eastsideboxing.com
