Ivan Bruce-Cudjoe Launches ‘Rebuild Ghana Boxing’ Campaign with Safety and Structural Reform at the Forefront”

Ivan Bruce-Cudjoe, founder and CEO of Cabic Promotions and Management, has officially announced his candidacy for President of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA). The election is set for 4 June 2026.

Since launching Cabic Promotions in 2018, Bruce-Cudjoe has staged nine editions of Cabic Big Fight Night, produced four champions across three sanctioning bodies WBO Africa, WABU, and UBO and was recognised as SWAG Promoter of the Year in 2019. His track record includes developing athletes such as Patrick Allotey (WBO Africa Super Welterweight), Richard Lartey (WBO Africa Heavyweight), Dana Kofi (WABU and UBO Africa), and Emmanuel Mankattah Sackey (UBO Super Featherweight), who made history as Ghana’s first deaf professional champion.

Beyond promotions, Bruce-Cudjoe leads Idrowhy Company Limited, operator of the Idrowhy Events Centre and Greystone Gym in Dansoman dedicated venues for the development and showcasing of Ghanaian professional boxing.

A Practical, Commercial Vision

Bruce-Cudjoe describes his approach as “practical, commercial, and internationally connected.” He draws on experience as a promoter, manager, venue owner, and operator. “I understand what it takes to put on a card in Ghana, what it takes to negotiate with sanctioning bodies abroad, and what it requires to keep fighters professional through their careers,” he said.

As President, he pledges to defend and enforce the safety reforms initiated by the Interim Management Committee under Samir Captan and Azumah Nelson, while adding the commercial, regional, and structural reforms the sport urgently needs.

Six Priorities for Ghana Boxing

1. Safety and Athlete Welfare
   Bruce-Cudjoe will enforce existing medical protocols, support the establishment of an independent MEDAC, and create a Boxers’ Welfare Fund financed by mandatory contributions from purses, gate receipts, and broadcast deals independently managed for the benefit of fighters past and present.
2. National Expansion
   Working with the National Sports Authority (NSA), he aims to establish dedicated boxing programmes in all sixteen regions, including regional gyms, certified coaches, and a regional title pathway feeding a true national league. “Bukom remains the heart of Ghanaian boxing,” he said, “but it cannot remain its only home.”
3. Coaches’ and Officials’ Welfare
   A formal Coaches’ Charter will introduce registration, monthly stipends for licensed coaches, certification pathways, and structured recognition. Referees, judges, and ringside officials will receive equivalent support and continuous certification.
4. Commercial Reset
   A new GBA commercial unit will negotiate category sponsorships, broadcast rights, and naming-rights deals. Revenue will flow to promoters, fighters, and the federation under transparent, tiered structures. Minimum purse standards will be published and enforced, with payment verified within seven days of every fight.
5. International Standing
   Bruce-Cudjoe will personally lead re-engagement with the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO, targeting regional belts as stepping stones, restoring proper BoxRec submission for every Ghanaian professional, and reopening pipelines for Ghanaian fighters onto US and UK undercards. “Within four years,” he stated, “Ghana will produce a world champion again.”
6. Governance and Transparency
   An independent audit of the Authority’s accounts will be conducted and published within the first ninety days. A formal boxer grievance and arbitration mechanism will be introduced, and quarterly stakeholder conferences will be convened in person, open to all licensed members.

First 100 Days

If elected on 4 June 2026, Bruce-Cudjoe’s first hundred days will include:

· A full independent audit of GBA finances and contracts, published in full.
· Rigorous enforcement of safety standards on every sanctioned card.
· Legal establishment of the Boxers’ Welfare Fund and launch of the Coaches’ Charter with a first stipend cohort.
· A national listening tour across at least six regions.
· Formal re-engagement with the four major sanctioning bodies.
· A first quarterly stakeholders’ conference and a public 100‑day report measured against all commitments.

“Ghana boxing has been carried for too long by the courage of its fighters and the patience of its coaches, while its administration has lagged behind the sport it is meant to serve,” Bruce-Cudjoe said.

“The Interim Management Committee under Samir Captan and Azumah Nelson has done the difficult work of stabilising the sport after tragedy. The next chapter belongs to leadership that can build on that foundation, commercially, regionally, internationally, and with the discipline this sport deserves.

“If elected, I will dedicate my full energy, networks, and operational experience to delivering that future. I ask for your vote not as a politician, but as a builder. Let us rebuild Ghana boxing together.”