Sulley Shittu
| Sulley Shittu | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Rated at | fly/bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 15 April 1946 Koforidua, Ghana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 34 (KO 20) |
| Losses | 1 (KO 1) |
Sulley Shittu ( 15 April 1946 ) born in Koforidua is a Ghanaian amateur fly/bantamweight, and professional bantamweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s who as an amateur represented Ghana at flyweight in the Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, losing to John McCafferty of the Republic of Ireland, won a gold medal at flyweight in the Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, represented Ghana at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, losing to Horst Rascher of West Germany, and won a gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and as a professional won the African Boxing Union (ABU) bantamweight title, and Commonwealth bantamweight title.[1]
References
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External links
- Professional boxing record for Sulley Shittu from BoxRecTemplate:Footer Commonwealth Champions Flyweight
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