Ray Narh
{{short description|Ghanaian boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Ray Narh
| image =
| realname = Raymond Akwete Narh
| nickname = Sugar Ray
| weight = {{plainlist|
}}
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| reach = 71 in
| nationality = Ghanaian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Accra, Ghana
| style = Orthodox
| total = 32
| wins = 26
| KO = 21
| losses = 6
| draws =
| no contests =
}}
Raymond Akwete "Ray" Narh (born 21 July 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He is a former WBC–USNBC light welterweight champion.{{Cite web |title=East Side Boxing News |url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=23213&more=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904055452/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=23213&more=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |website=www.eastsideboxing.com}} As an amateur, Narh represented Ghana at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the second round of the lightweight bracket before losing to Andreas Kotelnik.
Amateur career
Narh was a gold medallist in the lightweight category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He was also a member of the 2000 Ghanaian Summer Olympic team and his cousin Ben Neequaye was also a member of the team.{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Ben_Neequaye|title = Ben Neequaye - BoxRec}} At Sydney, Australia he beat Victor Ramos but then lost to the silver medalist and future WBA Light Welterweight Champion Andriy Kotelnik.{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/04/24/raymond-narh-broke-azumah-nelson%E2%80%99s-record/ |title=Raymond Narh Broke Azumah Nelson's Record {{!}} Ghanacelebrities.com |website=www.ghanacelebrities.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828061351/http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/04/24/raymond-narh-broke-azumah-nelson%E2%80%99s-record/ |archive-date=2010-08-28}}
Professional boxing career
Narh's only loss was to a then undefeated Kid Diamond.{{Cite web | url=http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh | title=RAMAZAN PALYANI vs RAY NARH | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724042610/http://www.fightwriter.com/ramazan-palyani-vs-ray-narh | archive-date=2011-07-24 }}
=NABC lightweight champion=
He then beat Jadschi Green to win the North American Boxing Council Lightweight Championship; the bout was held at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=427453 |title=BoxRec Boxing Records |website=boxrec.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327020213/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=427453 |archive-date=2015-03-27}}
In March 2011, Narh beat Freddie Norwood to retain his WBC USNBC Light Welterweight Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2011/02/25/ray-narh-defends-wbcusnbc-title-against-freddie-norwood-march-4/ |title=Ray Narh defends WBC/USNBC title against Freddie Norwood March 4 — The Ghanaian Journal |website=www.theghanaianjournal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005160001/http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2011/02/25/ray-narh-defends-wbcusnbc-title-against-freddie-norwood-march-4/ |archive-date=2011-10-05}}
On May 7, 2011, Narh lost to undefeated Mexican-American Mike Alvarado, with the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship on the line.{{cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=612917 |title=BoxRec Boxing Records |website=boxrec.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214073504/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=612917 |archive-date=2014-02-14}} This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.{{Cite web |url=http://www.esnewsreporting.com/alvarado-vs-narh-added-to-pacquiao-mosley-ppv-fight |title=Alvarado vs. Narh Added to Pacquiao-Mosley PPV Fight |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-date=2012-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214724/http://www.esnewsreporting.com/alvarado-vs-narh-added-to-pacquiao-mosley-ppv-fight/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://deportes.univision.com/boxeo/article/2011-04-18/mike-alvarado-contra-ray-nahr|title=Deportes}}
Professional boxing record
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|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align="center" colspan=8|25 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss || 25-2 ||align=left| Mike Alvarado
|TKO || 3 (3:00) || May 7, 2011 || align=left|MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
|align=left|For the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win || 25-1 ||align=left| Freddie Norwood
|UD || 10 (10) || March 4, 2011 || align=left|Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S.
|align=left|Retained his WBC USNBC title
|-align=center
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