event birth_place height sport birth_date residence article_title
bantamweight accra 1.67 boxing 26 september 1994 london , uk isaac dogboe

isaac dogboe

isaac dogboe -lrb- born september 26 , 1994 in accra , ghana -rrb- is a london-based amateur boxer in the bantam division , who fought for his origin country of ghana at the age of 17 during the 2012 summer olympic games in london .
he qualified winning silver in the african olympic qualifying event beating mohamed bedir -lrb- egy -rrb- , emilian polino -lrb- tan -rrb- , ayabonga sonjica -lrb- rsa -rrb- and only losing on countback after a 6:6 draw in the final to aboubakr lbida -lrb- mar -rrb- .
in the first round of the 2012 olympics he faced satoshi shimizu of japan .
ahead on points in the first 2 rounds -lrb- 4:3 , 3:2 -rrb- he lost the bout after the judges scored round three 5:2 in favour of the japanese overturning dogboe 's lead .
the verdict was met with vocal displeasure from ringside spectators and was later described as `` contentious '' and a `` mystery decision '' by media outlets .
