This not a joke, this time, the comeback rumors of Ike Quartey are for real. Ghanaweb.com is reporting that former WBA welterweight champion Ike “Bazooka” Quartey, will be make a return to the ring in December, over three years since his last ring appearance against Fernando Vargas. Here is a fighter that I must say left way too early, he still had plenty of good fights left in the tank. Ike Quartey is apparently not coming back at the welterweight level or junior middleweight, Ike plans to campaign at the middleweight level of 160 pounds.
Ike is looking for big fights against the likes of Bernard Hopkins, Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya. Quartey will have a tuneup bout in Ghana to get rid of some of the ring rust in December and will look to much bigger fights after that. Quartey left Ghana on Sunday to travel to the United States for negotiations with his new US promoter, Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment.
Ike is also looking a to add a top American trainer, to join up with longtime trainer Oko Odamtten.
“I do not expect Oko Odammten to be offended by this decision. He knows I had good intentions and I beleive he would embrace the idea. After all, we both want progress,”
“I never mentioned to anyone that I was quitting boxing,” he told the Graphic Sports in an interview last week.
“Two heads are better than one. Obviously,too much fish do not spoil the soup,” Odamtten said
Quartey is already getting ready for his December bout. He runs for an hour every morning and works out at his private gyms at his Kokrobite and Gbawe. Odamtten said Quartey will begin an intensive training schedule when he returns in a week’s time.