Osumanu Adama
Adama in 2010
Born (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Other namesMachine Gun
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins27
Wins by KO20
Losses5

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 and 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 and 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

32 fights 27 wins 5 losses
By knockout 20 1
By decision 7 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 27–5 Alex Theran UD 6 May 1, 2021 Olympia Athletic Center, Saint Charles, Missouri, US
31 Win 27–4 Lawrence Blakey TKO 3 (6), 1:31 Nov 1, 2019 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
30 Win 26–4 Zachariah Kelley TKO 4 (6), 2:38 Mar 22, 2019 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, US
29 Win 25–4 David Okai TKO 2 (10) Feb 4, 2017 Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana
28 Win 24–4 Stephen Abbey UD 8 Apr 30, 2015 Cuzzy Bro's, Accra, Ghana
27 Win 23–4 David Okai TKO 7 (10), 2:13 Feb 27, 2015 Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana
26 Loss 22–4 Gennady Golovkin TKO 7 (12) Feb 1, 2014 Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco For WBA and IBO middleweight titles
25 Win 22–3 Doel Carrasquillo RTD 6 (8) Jul 26, 2013 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US
24 Win 21–3 Grady Brewer SD 10 Mar 16, 2013 Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, US
23 Loss 20–3 Daniel Geale UD 12 Mar 7, 2012 Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Australia For IBF middleweight title
22 Win 20–2 Roman Karmazin TKO 9 (12), 0:58 Oct 7, 2011 The Club Chicago, Burbank, Illinois, US
21 Win 19–2 Marcus Upshaw TKO 4 (12), 0:42 Mar 25, 2011 Hanging Gardens, River Grove, Illinois, US Won vacant USBA and IBO Inter-Continental middleweight titles
20 Win 18–2 Ángel Hernández UD 12 Dec 17, 2010 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US Won vacant IBO International middleweight title
19 Loss 17–2 Donovan George UD 8 Apr 30, 2010 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
18 Win 17–1 Josival Teixeira TKO 7 (10) Feb 6, 2010 Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
17 Win 16–1 Mohammed Akrong TKO 6 (12) Dec 26, 2009 Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Retained ABU middleweight title
16 Win 15–1 Musa Adam TKO 2 (8) Sep 26, 2009 Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
15 Win 14–1 Anyetei Sowah KO 1 (6) Sep 12, 2009 Globe Cinema, Accra, Ghana
14 Loss 13–1 Dyah Davis UD 6 Aug 21, 2009 Miami Beach Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Florida, US
13 Win 13–0 Philip Darah RTD 1 (6), 3:00 Nov 22, 2008 Methodist School Park, Teshie, Ghana
12 Win 12–0 Roman Vanicky UD 6 Jul 29, 2008 Laser Show Hall, Bobycentrum, Brno, Czech Republic
11 Win 11–0 Patrik Hruska UD 8 Oct 27, 2007 Hotel Hilton, Prague, Czech Republic
10 Win 10–0 Issa Sow TKO 2 (12), 2:18 Jan 14, 2005 Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana
9 Win 9–0 Mathurin Sechegbe TKO 3 (12) Oct 29, 2004 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Won vacant ABU middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mathurin Sechegbe TKO 3 (12), 1:24 Jul 30, 2004 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Retained WABU light middleweight title;
Won vacant WBO Africa light middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Issa Sow KO 2 (6) Jan 14, 2004 Accra, Ghana
6 Win 6–0 Ayitey Powers UD 12 Aug 15, 2003 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Won vacant WABU and Ghanaian light middleweight titles
5 Win 5–0 Dick Dosseh KO 4 (12) Jun 28, 2003 Globe Cinema, Accra, Ghana Won vacant WABU and Ghanaian middleweight titles
4 Win 4–0 Robinson Kutsokey KO 1 (12), 1:07 Feb 8, 2002 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Retained Ghanaian light middleweight title;
Won vacant WABU light middleweight title
3 Win 3–0 Marciano Commey TKO 2 (12) Nov 30, 2001 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Won vacant Ghanaian light middleweight title
2 Win 2–0 George Amuzu PTS 6 Jul 6, 2001 Kumasi, Ghana
1 Win 1–0 Akeem Alarape KO 2 (6) May 25, 2001 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

References

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  2. 1 2 Dornu-Leiku, Prince (13 October 2011). "Adama wants all 4 Middleweight world titles". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Dornu-Leiku, Prince (14 April 2011). "Osumanu Adama strengthens Accra-Chicago twin city friendship". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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  5. ↑ Akoto. "Sydney2000: Osumanu Adama Stopped in Round Two". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  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.
  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.
  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.
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