# Osumanu Adama

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

## 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. 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.

## 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. 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. Scoring for the bout was 120–108, 120–108, and 119–109, with Adama winning 35 of 36 rounds on the judges' scorecards. 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. 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.

### Adama vs. Golovkin

Adama then (22–3, 16 KO) earned a bout against Gennady Golovkin for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles. 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. 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 | |