Extra.ie· 16h ago· 1 min read
This weekend will see both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua return to the ring ahead of their titanic heavyweight clash, but it will also see Caoimhin Agyarko potentially make history.
The Belfast fighter will feature on the Anthony Joshua card as the British Olympic Gold Medallist faces Albanian Kristian Prengo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in his first fight since the fatal car crash he was involved in in Nigeria, which killed two of his close friends .
But before that bout, Caoimhin Agyarko could make history as a win for him will see him become the first Black Irish world champion boxer. Born in London to an Irish mother and Ghanaian father, Agyarko grew up in Belfast, starting boxing at the Holy Trinity Boxing Club.
Caoimhin Agyarko. Pic: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images
He became a professional in 2018, and he'll now have a chance to become a world champion when he faces…
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