What in the World - Meet Ghana's first female world boxing champion Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey

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Jamestown in Accra, Ghana, is famous for producing boxing world champions like Azumah Nelson. However, it wasn't until last year that a female boxer brought back a historic new title. Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey defeated British boxer Sangeeta Birdie, making her Ghana's first female boxing champion and Jamestown's newest boxing prodigy.

Abigail tells us how the journey to victory was a difficult one. We hear about the social and financial challenges she faced in detail.

Plus, Isaac Fanin, a sports reporter from BBC Newsday gives us a crash course on what it takes to become a world champion boxer.

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Published on Monday, 18th August 2025.

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