The Durango Herald19d
They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion
ACCRA, Ghana (AP ... But like most sports in Ghana, boxing has often been seen as for men only, and women are discouraged from taking part. But Quartey persisted. And last year, at age ...
Voice of America12d
Ghana's first female world boxing champion smashes barriers
When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital of Accra – her ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle18d
They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion
ACCRA, Ghana (AP ... But like most sports in Ghana, boxing has often been seen as for men only, and women are discouraged from taking part.
The Register-Herald18d
They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital ...