{"id":182264,"date":"2025-06-13T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182264\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T23:02:10","slug":"anthony-joshua-storms-ghana-ahead-of-sharaf-mahamas-battle-of-the-beasts-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182264\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua storms Ghana ahead of Sharaf Mahama&#8217;s &#8216;Battle of the Beasts&#8217; event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Anthony-Joshua-storms-Ghana-ahead-of-Sharaf-Mahama-s-Battle-of-the-Beasts-event-1987756?gallery=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/12362682.295.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua is in Ghana to support the 'Battle of the Beasts' boxing event\" title=\"Anthony Joshua is in Ghana to support the 'Battle of the Beasts' boxing event\" width=\"295\" height=\"321\" \/> <\/a>Anthony Joshua is in Ghana to support the &#8216;Battle of the Beasts&#8217; boxing event<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">British heavyweight boxing star, Anthony Joshua, has been spotted in Ghana ahead of Sharaf Mahama&#8217;s Legacy Rise Sports &#8216;Battle of the Beasts&#8217; event scheduled to take place on June 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The boxer was riding a bike with one other person and was beaming with smiles as fans cheered him on.<\/p>\n<p>The former world champion was clad in a white shirt and smiled at the elated Ghanaian fans, who were waving the Ghana flag at him to showcase their pride.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua will join legendary boxer, Amir Khan, as one of the international stars to grace the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the event<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The boxing event, dubbed &#8216;Battle of the Beasts,&#8217; will see boxers battling for glory in various divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The headline clash will feature Ghana&#8217;s Jacob &#8220;The Beast&#8221; Dickson facing off against America\u2019s Andrew Tabiti for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Bridgerweight title.<\/p>\n<p>The African Bantamweight bout will feature WBO Africa Bantamweight champion, Daniel Selassie Gorsh, who will go toe-to-toe with veteran contender, Thei Allotey, well known as &#8220;Lopez&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Haruna Mohammed will defend his national Cruiserweight title against Abdulai Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>In the rising knockout artist division, Abubakar Kamoko, popularly known as Ambitious Tilapia, the son of Bukom Banku, will lock horns with Stephen Ackon in what is expected to be a fierce fight.<\/p>\n<p>During the press conference ahead of the bouts, Sharaf Mahama noted that his ambition is to give local boxers the opportunity to showcase their prowess at the international level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are determined to give our local boxers the global exposure they deserve,&#8221; he said, as reported by gbcghanaonline.com.<\/p>\n<p>SB\/VPO<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch Anthony Joshua in the video below:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Anthony Joshua arrives, hops on a bike, mingling with fans ahead of tonight\u2019s big boxing bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxtvgh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@maxtvgh<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoySports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JoySports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSfmkFkRpJ\">pic.twitter.com\/qSfmkFkRpJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoySportsGH\/status\/1933504322534297830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">British professional boxer Anthony Joshua has touched down in Ghana ahead of the highly anticipated Battle of the Beasts event, scheduled for today at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. <\/p>\n<p>The event is being spearheaded by Legacy RISE Sports and personally led by Sharaf Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>VC:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHEVyrlB7F\">pic.twitter.com\/sHEVyrlB7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EDHUB\ud83c\udf0d\u2139 (@eddie_wrt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eddie_wrt\/status\/1933506883777618161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Meanwhile, watch the latest edition of Sports Check with former Hearts of Oak midfielder Frederick Ansah Botchway<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua is in Ghana to support the &#8216;Battle of the Beasts&#8217; 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