Edward "Eddie" Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964. Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer. He lived in Italy for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra. 1960 Summer Olympic Games results Below is the record of Eddie Blay, a Ghanaian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy: Round of 32: defeated Gualberto Gutierrez (Uruguay) by decision, 4-1 Round of 16: lost to Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) by decision, 0-5 References External links "Eddie Blay", Box Rec. "A Tribute To Eddie Blay", GhanaWeb, 12 November 2006. 1937 births 2006 deaths Olympic boxers of Ghana Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ghana Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Ghana Boxers from Accra Boxers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Olympic medalists in boxing Restaurateurs Ghanaian male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games