Joe Darkey

Joe Darkey (born 22 May 1942) is a former Ghanaian professional boxer who competed in the 1960s. A middleweight he competed in Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Middleweight, but was defeated in the third round. However two years later in 1966 he participated in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal.^[1]

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Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Middleweight

1930 – 1938: up to 72.57 kg 1950: up to 73 kg 1954 – 2014: up to 75 kg

1930: Fred Mallin (ENG) 1934: Alf Shawyer (ENG) 1938: Denis Reardon (WAL) 1950: Theunis van Schalkwyk (RSA) 1954: Johannes van der Kolff (RSA) 1958: Terry Milligan (NIR) 1962: Cephas Colquhoun (JAM) 1966: Joe Darkey (GHA) 1970: John Conteh (ENG) 1974: Frankie Lucas (VIN) 1978: Philip McElwaine (AUS) 1982: Jimmy Price (ENG) 1986: Rod Douglas (ENG) 1990: Chris Johnson (CAN) 1994: Ron Donaldson (CAN) 1998: John Pearce (ENG) 2002: Paul Miller (AUS) 2006: Jarrod Fletcher (AUS) 2010: Eamonn O'Kane (NIR) 2014: Antony Fowler (ENG)

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