Duke Akueteh Micah (born 16 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional boxer who challenged for the WBO bantamweight title in September 2020. At regional level, he held multiple bantamweight titles, including the Commonwealth title in 2016. As an amateur he represented Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career As an amateur, he competed in the Men's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics. He won his first bout against Jason Lavigilante of Mauritius by 18 points to 14. In the second round, he was defeated by Michael Conlan of Ireland, losing by 19 points to 8.
Professional career He held the WBO Africa bantamweight title which he acquired in his twelfth bout, knocking out Ekow Wilson, also of Ghana, in the third round. Micah defended this title twice, first in a re-match with Wilson and then against Yaqub Kareem of Nigeria, both wins coming by way of knockout.
Micah vs. Casimero In 2020, he fought for the WBO bantamweight title and lost via third-round knockout to Johnriel Casimero. The fight was stopped by the referee with 54 seconds left in the third round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Loss24–3Dominique CrowderTKO1 (8), 16 Nov 202426Loss24–2Carlos GonzalezTKO8 (10), 14 Sep 202425Loss24–1John Riel CasimeroTKO3 (12), 26 Sep 202024Win24–0Janiel RiveraUD87 Dec 201923Win23–0Luis Roy Suarez CruzTKO2 (10), 31 Aug 201922Win22–0Thomas SnowSD109 Jun 201821Win21–0Jose Santos GonzalezMD1018 Nov 201720Win20–0Jonathan AguilarRTD8 (12), 11 Mar 201719Win19–0Matthew ChandaSD1212 Nov 201618Win18–0Yaqub KareemTKO9 (12)6 Aug 201617Win17–0Mikheil SoloninkiniTKO4 (6), 14 May 201616Win16–0Reynaldo CajinaKO4 (6), 16 Apr 201615Win15–0Ekow WilsonTKO8 (12)26 Dec 201514Win14–0Joseph AduUD830 Apr 201513Win13–0John Oblitey CommeyTKO5 (8), 14 Mar 201512Win12–0Ekow WilsonKO3 (12)28 Mar 201411Win11–0Billy QuayeTKO2 (8), 8 Jun 201310Win10–0John Oblitey CommeyTKO3 (10), 22 Mar 20139Win9–0Kofi BoatengTKO6 (8), 2 Mar 20138Win8–0Kofi AtangaTKO6 (8), 16 Feb 20137Win7–0Issah SulemanTKO2 (8), 2 Feb 20136Win6–0Solomon OkuKO2 (8), 12 Jan 20135Win5–0Raymond AnsahTKO4 (8), 12 Dec 20124Win4–0Felix UzukwuTKO5 (6), 30 Nov 20123Win3–0Mohammed BabaKO1 (6), 16 Nov 20122Win2–0JJ ArkuKO2 (6), 9 Nov 20121Win1–0Michael DoeKO4 (6), 2 Nov 2012
See also Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links Profile on London2012.com Results on London2012.com BBC Sport Online Duke Micah - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live