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I am Torgbui Kaletor II and no longer Joseph Agbeko – Two-time world Champion says

Ghana’s two-time world champion, Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko, has noted that he longer wants to go by that name.

He revealed that he now goes by the name Torgbui Kaletor II.

In a yet-to-be-televised interview on JoyNews, he quoted to have said “I am no more Joseph Agbeko.”

He is reported to have argued that the old name should serve as a legacy due to his good works.

“I think the brand Joseph Agbeko has done it all,” he explained.

“As a fighter, I gave my all to make my people happy and proud so I want Joseph Agbeko to be treated as my legacy and I want to live to see the legacy of Joseph King Kong Agbeko.

Agbeko dethroned Luis Alberto Perez to become the new IBF bantamweight titleholder in 2007, before defending it in December 2008.

He also held the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2004 to 2006; the IBO bantamweight title in 2013; and challenged once for a super bantamweight world title against Abner Marez in 2013.

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