Eddie Blay

Edward Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964.^[1] Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966,^[2] and amateur boxer from the late 50s to 1968, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer.^[3] He lived in Italy for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra.^[3][4]

Eddie Blay

Blay in 1965
Personal information
Born	9 November 1937 Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died	15 October 2006 (aged 68) Accra, Ghana
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Ghana Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Light Welterweight Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Lightweight 1966 Kingston Welterweight

1960 Summer Olympic Games results

Below is the record of Eddie Blay, a Ghanaian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy:

• Round of 32: defeated Gualberto Gutierrez (Uruguay) by decision, 4-1
• Round of 16: lost to Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) by decision, 0-5

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Blay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Eddie Blay – Amateur Highlights", Box Rec.
3. "Eddie Blay Passes Away", Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006.
4. "Eddie Blay's boxing medals missing", GhanaWeb, 25 September 2003.

External links

• "Eddie Blay", Box Rec.
• "A Tribute To Eddie Blay", GhanaWeb, 12 November 2006.