The 51-year-old lost just four bouts in his over two-decade career as a boxer, having fought 42 times in that period.
Ex-Ghanaian boxer Ike ‘Bazooka’ Quartey believes the only genuine fight he lost in his career was against Fernando Vargas.
The only fight I genuinely lost was against Fernando Vargas – Ike Quartey
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One of those defeats came against Vargas in April 2000, with the American winning via a unanimous decision.
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Quartey, however, believes that was the only genuine loss in his career, insisting he didn’t prepare adequately for that bout.
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“The Vargas fight was my only genuine loss. I didn’t prepare well. I arrived at the camp late,” he told Joy Sports.
The former WBA welterweight champion was a household name in the sport from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s.
The Bukom-born boxer represented Ghana at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and went on to achieve an amazing career.
Quartey retired on 42 fights, impressively winning 37 times – 31 of which were by way of knock out – four losses and one draw.
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The 51-year-old has, however, lived a quiet life away from the media since hanging his gloves in the mid-2000s.
