Aaron Popoola
Popoola in 1962
Personal information
Born22 March 1942
Accra, Ghana
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston Light Welterweight

Aaron Popoola (born 22 March 1942) is a former Ghanaian boxer. He participated in the 1968 Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Turkish Celal Sandal. He participated in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1966 Commonwealth Games, winning silver medal in 1966 after losing to Jim McCourt.[1][2]

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Aaron Popoola, a Ghanaian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: lost to Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 2-3

References

  1. Aaron Popoola Commonwealth Games Federaion
  2. "On This Day: August 13th" Irish Boxing
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aaron Popoola". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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