Boxing at a crossroads: Why Ghana must embrace reform to protect fighters, preserve the sport

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The tragic death of Ernest Akushey, better known in the ring as Bahubali, has jolted Ghanaian boxing into yet another moment of painful reckoning.
The latest tragedy has once again forced Ghana—and indeed Africa—to confront uncomfortable questions about the way professional boxing is run. 
Bahubali’s passing, 10 days after he was baffered in the ring during an eight-round bout with Jacob Dickson, is not an isolated incident.
Barely six months ago, Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwarenju collapsed at the Bukom Boxing Arena and later died from suspected internal bleeding.
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