Former WBA world welterweight champion Ike "Bazooka" Quartey successfully returned to the ring on Friday night in his home country of Ghana. Quartey stopped a fighter named Clint McNeil in eight rounds after unleashing a vicious barrage of body shots upon his opponent. With his strength sapped, McNeil took a count for respite but was put to the canvas by force by Quartey's powerful punches twice in the eighth round, an assault strong enough to bring about the end of the contest. Quartey had not fought competitively before this night in five years and he intends to continue on campaigning in the middleweight division where he should be able to engage a wealth of good competition to sharpen himself before he will face greater challenges.
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