Osumanu Adama

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Osumanu Adama
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Adama in 2010
Statistics
Nickname(s)Machine Gun
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 41)
Accra, Ghana
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins27
Wins by KO20
Losses4

Osumamu Adama (born December 24, 1980) is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the middleweight division, and the first middleweight titleholder from Ghana.[1][2][3]

Early life[]

One of nine children, Osamamu grew up in Accra into a large family, and helped to take care of his six sisters and two brothers. His late mother worked in a grocery store, and his father worked in an ice cream factory. Osumamu attended Kotobabi Technical Institute High School in Accra, and earned a four-year college diploma in mechanical engineering. He later worked as a mechanical engineer for a company in Accra. Whilst growing, his favorite sport was playing soccer, which he still enjoys.

Amateur boxing career and Olympics[]

Osumanu Adama compiled an amateur boxing record of 54–4 with twenty knockouts in Ghana as a light middleweight.[4] He fought in all Africa games in 1999, where he was silver medalist. He also fought in Turkey and in Spain and he won a silver medal in 2000 before the Olympic Games. He was training in Cuba that time. He won an International boxing tournament gold medal in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 69 kilograms. He represented Ghana Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, losing in the third round leading by 10 points during the competition when the referee stopped the contest in the third round of his bout against Mohamed Marmouri of Tunisia.[5][6]

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Adama turned professional in 2001, with a second-round knockout of Akeem Alarape in the Kaneshie Sports Complex in Accra, racking up seventeen wins in Ghana between 2001–2010.[7][8] His first two bouts in the United States in August 2009 and April 2010 were fought without proper training time at super middleweight and light heavyweight, and Adama lost two close decisions.

IBO and USBA titles[]

Adama then moved from North Miami, Florida to Chicago and signed with boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat of the Chicago Fight Club and train under Joseph Awinongya. On December 17, 2010, at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Adama won his first title, the vacant IBO international middleweight championship, the first middleweight titleholder ever from Ghana, by twelve round unanimous decision over contender Angel Hernandez.[9] Scoring for the bout was 120–108, 120–108, and 119–109, with Adama winning 35 of 36 rounds on the judges' scorecards.[10][11] After knocking out Marcus Upshaw to win the vacant USBA middleweight title and achieve the IBF's #1 middleweight contender rating. Adama lost a decision for the IBF World Middleweight title in Tasmania in March 2012 against IBF World champion Daniel Geale.[1][2][3][12] After not fighting for over a year, Adama won a split decision over ten rounds over Grady Brewer in March 2013, and was ranked 16th in the world by BoxRec. Between 2010 to 2015, Adama was being trained by former Ghanaian Boxer Joseph Awinongya.[13]

Adama vs. Golovkin[]

Adama then (22–3, 16 KO) earned a bout against Gennady Golovkin for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles.[14] Coming into the fight, Adama was ranked #12 by the WBA. The fight took place in Monte Carlo at the Salle des Etoiles on February 1, 2014. He lost by seventh round stoppage. At the end of the first round, Adama got dropped by Golovkin with a solid jab and right hand. Golovkin went on to drop Adama again in the sixth round by landing two sharp left hooks to his head, and then again in the seventh round with a hard jab. Golovkin then nailed Adama with a left hook to the jaw, sending Adama staggering and forcing the referee to stop the bout.[15][16][17][18] At the time of stoppage, one judge had it 60–52 and the other two at 59–53 in favor of Golovkin.

Personal life[]

In 2018, Osumanu married his lovely wife.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
31 fights 27 wins 4 losses
By knockout 20 1
By decision 7 3
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 27–4 United States Lawrence Blakey TKO 3 (6) 2019-11-01 United States Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Win 26–4 United States Zachariah Kelley TKO 4 (6) 2019-03-22 United States Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Win 25–4 Ghana David Okai UD 12 2017-02-04 Ghana Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana
Win 24–4 Ghana Stephen Abbey UD 8 2015-04-30 Ghana Cuzzy Bro's, Accra, Ghana
Win 23–4 Ghana David Okai TKO 7 (10) 2015-02-27 Ghana Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana
Loss 22–4 Kazakhstan Gennadiy Golovkin TKO 7 (12) 2014-02-01 Monaco Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo For IBO and WBA World middleweight titles
Win 21–3 United States Doel Carrasquillo RTD 7 (8) 2013-07-26 United States Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero
Win 20–3 United StatesGrady Brewer SD 12 2013-03-16 United States Tsongas Center UMass Lowell won WBC Continental Americas, IBO Inter-Continental and UBF Inter-Continental middleweight titles
Loss 19–3 AustraliaDaniel Geale UD 12 2012-03-07 Australia Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Australia For IBF middleweight title
Win 19–2 RussiaRoman Karmazin TKO 9 (12) 2011-10-07 United States The Club Chicago, Burbank
Win 18–2 United StatesMarcus Upshaw TKO 4 (12) 2011-03-25 United States Hanging Gardens, River Grove won USBA and IBO Inter-Continental middleweight titles

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dornu-Leiku, Prince (4 March 2012). "Osumanu Adama: "I'm over ready, this fight is mine". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Dornu-Leiku, Prince (13 October 2011). "Adama wants all 4 Middleweight world titles". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Dornu-Leiku, Prince (14 April 2011). "Osumanu Adama strengthens Accra-Chicago twin city friendship". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Aryeh, Elvis D. (1997-12-31). Daily Graphic: Issue 1,4635 December 31 1997. Graphic Communications Group.
  5. ^ Akoto. "Sydney2000: Osumanu Adama Stopped in Round Two". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Adama OSUMANU". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ Bebli, Tony (5 January 2014). "BOXING:Osumanu Adama prepares for the biggest fight of his career". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (2005-01-13). Daily Graphic: Issue 149328 January 13 2005. Graphic Communications Group.
  9. ^ "Adama wins IBO title". GhanaWeb. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Adama wins IBO title | Boxing News 2010-12-18". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  11. ^ "Adama and Estrada Win Big in Chicago". Saddoboxing.com. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  12. ^ "'I will fight for a world title only if it's in the US' - Adama". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  13. ^ "Joseph Awinongya: Africa's Boxing Gateway To USA • East Side Boxing • News Archives". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  14. ^ Tranton, Philip (2016-01-21). Gennady Golovkin: Getting to Know the Story GGG. Conceptual Kings.
  15. ^ "Golovkin defeats Adama by 7th round quick stoppage". Eastsideboxing.com. 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  16. ^ "Golovkin beats Adama by TKO to keep belt". ESPN.com. 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  17. ^ "Golovkin beats Adama by TKO to keep belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  18. ^ "Golovkin defeats Adama by 7th round quick stoppage". Eastsideboxing.com. 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

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