Love Allotey
Ghanaian boxer

Love Allotey

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Ghanaian boxer
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16 December 1936
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Sumoo Pappoe 'Love' Allotey (born December 16, 1936) is a Ghanaian professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Ghanaian featherweight title, and British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Commonwealth featherweight title against Floyd Robertson, and World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title, and World Boxing Association (WBA) World super featherweight title against Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, his professional fighting weight varied from 124 1⁄4 lb (56.4 kg; 8 st 12.3 lb), i.e. featherweight to 135 1⁄2 lb (61.5 kg; 9 st 9.5 lb), i.e. light welterweight.