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Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey

Ghana's first woman world boxing champion

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In November 2024 she became the first Ghanaian woman to win a world boxing title, in a country with a very long male boxing tradition.

Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey became the first female world boxing champion from Ghana when she beat Sangeeta Birdi for the WIBF World Super Bantamweight title on 18 November 2024.
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