Maxwell Amponsah (born 9 October 1986) is a

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

ian

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

. As an amateur, he competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the heavyweight event. Amponsah was the flag bearer of Ghana at the

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. However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to an unhealed broken jaw.

Professional boxing record

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* 1986 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers from Accra 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub