Bukom Banku loses mother

Ghanaian boxer, Isaac Briamah Kamoko, has lost his mother.

She died in the wee hours of Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Koforidua.

Confirming the news on Accra-based Asempa FM, the boxer, popularly known as Bukom Banku, said his mother had been battling a health condition for the past 17-years.

“I am on my way to Koforidua, my mother has died this morning at the Koforidua hospital…she has been battling for her life for the past 17-years and it has not been easy, we are three and I am the firstborn so I have been taking care of her but this morning I received a call that she has passed on,” he said sobbing.

Recounting fond memories of his mother, the 37-year-old said he lost his father at a young age, so his mother has been his pillar.

“I lost my father at a young age and so growing up my mother has been my everything which makes her death a big blow to me,” he added.

Details about the cause of death are sketchy.