title: Alfred Kotey
text: # Alfred Kotey
  
  Alfred Kotey (3 June 1968 – 30 June 2020) was a Ghanaian professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2012. He held the WBO bantamweight title from 1994 to 1995 and at regional level the Commonwealth flyweight title from 1989 to 1990. As an amateur he represented Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
  
  Kotey died on 30 June 2020 in New York City where he was receiving medical treatment for a stroke and other complications.
  
  ## Amateur career
  
  Kotey represented Ghana as a flyweight at the 1988 Olympic Games. His results were:
  
  * 1st round bye
  * Defeated Hussain al-Mutairi (Kuwait) RSC 1
  * Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 5-0
  * Lost to Mario González (Mexico) 0-5
  
  ## Professional career
  
  After his victory over Puerto Rico's Rafael Del Valle, he won the WBO bantamweight world title and became Ghana's fifth world champion. This was in 1994 at York Hall in London.
  
  