In pictures: Packing a punch in Ghana

Like most boxers in Ghana, Ibole “Flash” Isaka, 32, hopes the sport can provide a way out of poverty.

Flash started boxing at the age of 12, in the hope of one day becoming a champion.

He trains at the Akotoku Academy boxing club in James Town, a rundown coastal suburb of the capital, Accra,

He was captain of the national team until his dream came true: he is now Ghana's super middleweight title holder.