Ghanaian boxing legend Azumah Nelson has lost his mother, Comfort Atwei Quarcoo.
She passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at the age of 86, according to a statement released by the family.
After a brief illness, Quarcoo passed away in peace at her home
“The Bible says in all things we should give thanks to God, so we thank the Almighty for this one too,” Azumah said in the statement.
“I spent time with her three days ago and could tell she was in pain so I know she is at peace now. After raising her children well and seeing her grandchildren, she has done very well and deserves some rest. This is a celebration of life.”
The funeral’s specifics will be released at a later time.
Nelson is Africa’s greatest boxer, the WBC’s greatest super featherweight boxer of all time, a three-time World Boxing Champion, and a 2004 inductee into the Boxing Hall of Fame. In August 2022, he was also admitted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
