He lived in Italy for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra.
Achievements
He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (635 kg) category in 1964. Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer.