Isaac âRoyal Stormâ Dogboe wasted no time at all on arrival back in Ghana to give thanks to his God for the latest triumph in the ring.
The highly religious boxer on Thursday returned to the country for the first time since annexing the belt with a round 7 stoppage of Julian Evaristo Aristule in New Zealand on December 10 and drove straight from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra to Tadzewu in the Volta Region to join the Apostle Revelations Society (ARS)âs annual end of year national conventionâs 77th anniversary.
At the church ceremony on Friday morning, the 22 year old undefeated boxer presented the new title to the congregation after which he received more prayers and blessings from Nyeenyami etsey Wovenu, High Priest and Leader/Chairman of the ARS governing body
Itâs the right thing to present the title to almighty God, we were there for prayers before we went to fight and now that weâve won we have to go back there and present the title to God to show our appreciation, dad and coach of the boxer, Paul Dogboe explained.
âSo thatâs what Isaac did by raising the title before the congregation, itâs a sign that God has won again. Isaac is not the champion, the champion is the almighty God so we have to give him that glory, to give him that honour,â he added.
Dogboe Snr elaborated further on the role and significance of God in his sonâs career and life.
âWe come from a family where we believe in Christ Jesus, itâs been like that from my grandfatherâs generation, my fatherâs generation, my generation and I have to pass it on to my kids,â Paul Dogboe said
âGod is the key, God is our secret, God the creator of the universe, God the omnipotent, he is the beginning of Isaacâs career and he is the one we always consult before anything. That is why anytime Isaac wins we have to give praise and honour to God, itâs very important,â he continued.
âCanât you see the way his life has been, he hasnât started boxing for too long but he has achieved a lot, went to the Olympics at age 17, 22 years has won 16 straight fights, WBO international title, number one in Africa. Itâs all the glory of God at work,â Coach Dogboe concluded.