| Intro | Ghanaian boxer |
| Is |
Athlete Boxer |
| From |
Ghana |
| Type |
Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 21 July 1978 |
| Age: | 42 years |
Raymond Akwete “Ray” Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion. As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.
Amateur career
Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team. At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.
Professional boxing career
Raymond’s only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.
NABC lightweight champion
He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In March 2011, Raymond beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.
On May 7, 2011 Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line. This bout was on Showtime’s televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.
Professional boxing record
| 25 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 25-2-0 | Mike Alvarado | TKO | 3 (3:00) | May 7, 2011 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada | For the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 25-1-0 | Freddie Norwood | UD | 10 (10) | March 4, 2011 | Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Retained his WBC USNBC title |