Joe Tetteh

{{short description|Ghanaian boxer}}

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|nationality=Ghanaian

|birth_date=10 December 1941

|birth_place=Accra, Ghana

|death_date=20 April 2002 (aged 60)

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|style=Orthodox

|total=79

|wins=45 (KO 25)

|losses=29 (KO 7)

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Joe Tetteh (10 December 1941 – 20 April 2002) born in Accra was a Ghanaian professional super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Ghanaian featherweight title, and inaugural British Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the West African featherweight title against Lat Shonibare, British Commonwealth featherweight title against Floyd Robertson, and All African lightweight title Ould Makloufi[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23638&cat=boxer], his professional fighting weight varied from {{convert|127+1/4|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. super featherweight to {{convert|139+1/2|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. light welterweight.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=15937&cat=boxer|title=Statistics at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}}

Tetteh fought around the world as a professional boxer, including in Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the United Kingdom—where he fought frequently—Spain and France. In his last bout as a professional, he boxed Ken Buchanan, being knocked out in three rounds by the Scottish future world champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.