Frank Oppong
| Frank Oppong | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | "Oppong" |
| Weight class | Middleweight Super Middleweight |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 23 November 1979 Accra, Ghana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Frank Oppong (born 23 November 1979) is a Ghanaian middleweight boxer now based in London, England. He was introduced to boxing by N.N. Heward Mills. He works as a businessman in Chiswick, London.
Oppong fought in Spain with Antonia Postigo as his trainer. He fought Roberto Santos on 11 April 2009 in the Arena of Malaga.
Amateur
Oppong started training at age 14 in Akotoku Academie Gym where Azuma Nelson and Ike Quartey trained. He fought as an amateur in the welterweight division for the Ghana Black Bombers. He travelled with them to the African Games in South Africa. He won a gold medal in the 1994 South African games.
In 1995, Oppong won gold fighting for the Ghana Black Bombers in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia games. The group later entered the games in New York's junior division and again took gold.
He fought in the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. In 1997, he went to Sydney for games organised by the Australian boxing federation.
Professional
He fought his first professional bout in Accra, Ghana, in 2000, winning by a knock-out. He signed a three-year contract in Sweden with Mike Woolsen in Stockholm. He later signed a two-year contract in Berlin, Germany, with Eva Roller. In 2005, he signed with Chano in La Coruña. He fought in Las Vegas, France, Portugal, Germany and Madrid.
Oppong fought the Colombian world champion, Juan Urango, in 2003 in Madrid, Spain. He lost on points. He fought the Argentinian WBO Middleweight Champion Sergio Martínez at Comunidad de Madrid and lost by a unanimous decision.
References
External links
- Professional boxing record for Frank Oppong from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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