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He decided to turn professional in August 2020 after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were postponed until 2021. He won his first four fights as a professional, but in June 2021 he was offered the chance to compete at the Games through the IOC Boxing Task Force [BTF] rankings after a number of qualification tournaments had to be cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Samuel Takyi will take on USA\u2019s Ragan Duke in the semi-finals of the Men\u2019s Featherweight(52-57kg) in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Samuel Takyi, 20 years outclassed his Colombian opponent David Ceiber Avila 3-2 to secure a quarter-final win to book his ticket into the medal zone. 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