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DK Poison wins Ghana's first world title in boxing
Exactly 42 years today DK Poison made Ghana proud at the world stage.
He won the WBC featherweight title by a split decision victory over over Ruben Olivares at the forum in Inglewood, California.
The Ghanaian defended the belt three times – he defeated David Sotelo, Flipper Uehara and Shig Fukuyama.
Before unfortunately he lost it belt to Danny Lopez via a unanimous decision on November 6, 1976 at the Accra Sports Stadium.
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