Former World Bantamweight champion Alfred Kotey has passed on.
The former boxer affectionately called 'Cobra' reportedly passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Bronx, New York after battling with illness.
The 52-years old boxer shot to fame in 1994 when he defeated Puerto Rican Rafael Del Valle in London on July 30 to become Ghana's first WBO champion
Alfred Kotey (born 3 June 1968) is a Ghanaian boxer. Born in Bukom, Kotey represented Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics and held the WBO Bantamweight Championship.
Since his demise, the sports fraternity have sent their condolences to the family of Ghana's 5th world champion
Former @WorldBoxingOrg Bantamweight champion Alfred Kotey has died after battling illness in the United States.
— Ghanaian Times (@Ghanaian_Times) July 1, 2020
The 52-years old boxer known as the Cobra shot to fame in 1994 when he defeated Puerto Rican Rafael Del Valle in London on July 30 to become Ghana's first WBO champion pic.twitter.com/f5mNyEQ335
The WBO family is deeply saddened by the passing of the great Alfred Kotey, the organization's first World Champion from Ghana. Kotey defeated Rafael Del Valle to win the Bantam crown on July 30th, 1994. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/xpoaPoKskr
— WBO (@WorldBoxingOrg) July 1, 2020
We're deeply saddened by the demise of former WBO World Bantamweight Champion and Ghana's 5th world champion, Alfred 'Cobra' Kotey.
— YAC Media (@YACMediaProd) July 1, 2020
He passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Bronx, New York
Our heartfelt condolences to the Kotey family. 🙏
May he rest in peace!!! pic.twitter.com/McafPNwj7C
Former @WorldBoxingOrg Bantamweight champion Alfred Kotey has died after battling illness in the United States.
— ASHH FM 101.1 (@ashhfm1011) July 1, 2020
The 52-years old boxer known as the Cobra shot to fame in 1994 when he defeated Puerto Rican Rafael Del Valle in London on July 30 to become Ghana's first WBO champion pic.twitter.com/Qvw9PeHuG7