Embattled Ghanaian boxer Richard Harrison Nortey, has launched a scathing attack on the Ghana Boxing Association (GBA) and his management Cabic Promotions after a five-year ban was imposed on him.
The heavyweight boxer has been banned by the GBA for five years for forging the signature of the President of the Association, Peter Zwennes and General Secretary Peter Johson on documents ahead of a WBO belt in the UK in 2019.
General Secretary for the GBA in an interview on Happy Sports revealed why the boxer was suspended.
“In his bout against Fabio Wahild instead of him to come to the Ghana Boxing Authority, he didn’t come for the letter but instead forged my signature and the letterhead of the GBA on a letter for the bout which we got to know of later because we got a copy of the letter. That is the reason why he has been banned for five years. His is a criminal offence that is why the GBA has decided to ban him for five years”.
According to Richard Harrison Nortey, in the said bout which the GBA General Secretary claimed he forged their signature and used the body’s letterhead without their authorization, the same GBA took 5000 euros for the bout, a percentage of every fight they sanction.
“The GBA gave me approval and allowed me to fight. They took 5000 euros from my purse and sanctioned the fight. So if I forged the signature and used their letterhead why did they sanction the fight and take the money”
Richard Nortey alleged that his management Cubic Promotions are in bed with officials of the GBA.
Happy 98.9FM contacted Cubic Promotions to respond to the allegations made by the boxer but officials of the management told Happy Sports they were not ready to comment.