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ALFRED KOTEY, 1968-2020

ALFRED KOTEY fell on hard times before he realised the good times were over.

He went from revered WBO bantamweight champion to gatekeeper within two years, his peak gone in a flash. Without a title to bargain with or a promoter leading him back to one, Kotey found himself stranded in the away corner for the rest of his career.

After he was handily outscored

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