Samuel Takyi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 23, 2000 Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samuel Takyi (born 23 December 2000) is a Ghanaian boxer.[2] He competed in the men's featherweight division in the 2020 Summer Olympics, beating Jean Caicedo of Ecuador in the first round.[3][4][5] He went on to defeat David Avila Ceiber of Colombia in the quarter-final,[6] a win which earned him a bronze medal but lost to Duke Ragan of the USA in the semi-final bout.[7]
- ^ "Boxing record for Samuel Takyi". BoxRec.
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- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Samuel Takyi books quarter final spot in boxing [VIDEO]". Citi Sports Online. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Olympic Games: Samuel Takyi to fight Wednesday". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ ""I am the best in the world at 57kg", says Samuel Takyi". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Samuel Takyi don secure Ghana first Olympic medal since 1992". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Samuel Takyi wins Ghana's first medal at Tokyo 2020 but loses in semi-final". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.