- Quartey finished his career with 37 wins (31 by knockout), 4 losses, and 1 draw in 42 fights
- He held the WBA welterweight title for four consecutive years
- Ike Quartey's notable bouts included a high-profile match against Oscar De La Hoya in 1999
Clement Ike Quartey, Senior brother of Ghanaian boxing icon Ike Bazooka Quartey has sadly passed away at the age of 86 in the United Kingdom.
The Ghana Boxing Federation confirmed the news on Saturday, November 2, 2024, though details surrounding his death remain undisclosed.
Clement Quartey made history as Ghana’s first Olympic medalist, securing a silver medal at the 1960 Rome Games.
He claimed a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.
With a career record of 7 wins out of 9 fights, he is celebrated as one of the trailblazers of boxing in Ghana.
