Ahmed Saraku (born 1986) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian amateur boxer who won silver at the Light Heavyweight 81kg at the African Championship Madagascar 2007. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he dropped down to middleweight and won silver. He qualified for the Olympics by winning two fights and won silver early in 2008. He is married to Ghanaian-born Australian lady Sabina Saraku. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Renee Saraku, on 11 November 2019.

Career

He became national welterweight champion in 2005 and went to the Commonwealth Games 2006 where he lost his first bout 7:13 to

Neil Perkins Neil Perkins (born 2 August 1979 is a British former amateur boxer who has won medals in international tournaments at welterweight. Career Perkins was a southpaw and fought for Kirkdale ABC in Liverpool. He won the 2002 and 2003 Amateur Boxin ...

. At the African Championships he competed at light heavy and won silver. At the All-Africa Games he dropped down to middleweight and lost the final 8:9 to local hero

Nabil Kassel Nabil Kassel (born March 10, 1984) is an Algerian boxer best known to win the middleweight gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. The family name is Kassel, Algerians generally write this first ( Kassel Nabil). Career Kassel participated at the Olym ...

. At the world championships, he lost his first bout to Bosco Draskovic. He qualified for the Olympics by winning two bouts in a qualifier, one of them against Daniel Shishia.

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* * * * 1986 births Living people Middleweight boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ghana Ghanaian male boxers African Games silver medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub