Career
Eric"s family roots can be traced to Ghana. He is the second youngest of nine children, whose father died when he was two, Eric worked his way through Queen Elizabeth School in Middleton and his natural skills and ability at science and chemistry took him to Manchester University. He was part of the 1992 Olympic boxing squad.
He represented England at amateur level all over Europe, fought for his country in the amateur world championships in Romania, where he reached the quarter finals.
He retired from boxing on 24/11/1995 after his fight against John Duckworth at Bowlers Arena Manchester where he beat John Duckworth on points. He was ranked in the top ten super middleweights in the country when a shoulder injury forced him out of professional boxing.
Eric grew up on Langley estate in Middleton and became a councillor in the town for 2 years. Eric now runs a gym in Derker, Oldham.
Oldham Boxing and has been nominated for a BeMOBO award for his hard work in the community.
