Boxer Prince Oko Nartey has departed Accra alongside his head trainer, Coach Ebenezer Adjei bound for Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where he will contest the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Africa light heavyweight title against South African challenger Asemahle Wellem on Friday, 24 April 2026.
The bout represents an important step in Nartey’s professional career, offering Prince a recognition under one of boxing’s most prestigious global governing bodies.
A positive result in Tanzania would place Nartey firmly within the WBO’s ranked arena at light heavyweight and signal Ghana boxing’s continued presence on the African stage.
Coach Adjei, who heads operations at the Black Panthers Boxing Gym in Accra, expressed measured confidence in his fighter’s prospects ahead of the bout.
The experienced trainer indicated that Nartey has undergone a thorough preparation camp designed to equip him for the demands of a championship encounter in Tanzania.
The Black Panthers Boxing Gym has earned a reputation in Ghana’s boxing fraternity for producing disciplined, technically sound boxers, and Adjei’s declaration of confidence reflects the thoroughness of the preparation that has gone into this particular campaign.
Nartey himself has echoed the optimism from within the camp, affirming his readiness to deliver a strong performance when he steps through the ropes in Tanzania.
The WBO Africa title series has historically been fiercely competitive, drawing fighters determined to use the platform as a springboard toward higher-ranked global positions. Nartey will be fighting away from home, a factor that sharpens the task before him and the professionalism with which he and his team have approached the bout.