April 30 1951: Roy Ankrah became the first Ghanaian to win the British Empire featherweight boxing title by out pointing Ronnie Clayton of Britain over 15 rounds in London.

This was how a British sportswriter for “The Daily Mirror” saw the fight; “The British champion essayed every hint and every tactic that the critics have suggested would stop the Gold Coast fighter since this phenomenal character hit British boxing, and sent text books flying out of the window.

“Clayton tried to bob and weave away from Ankrah’s flailing hits, but if the Blackpool boxer succeeded in avoiding half a dozen punches when moving one way, then he soon straightened up and ran into another half a dozen that Ankrah automatically let loose

“Clayton even tried to copy Ankrah’s own peculiar style of two handed aggression. He went forward squarely, leading, jabbing, swinging with both hands, but all to no effect. Ankrah merely shook his shoulder as if to say “copycat”, and then came back to show Clayton how it was done.

“Once again the “Ankrah style” had proved too good for the orthodox. Boxing skill as we have always known it proved no avail against this eerie fighting machine”.