Osumanu Adama was born in Accra, Ghana on December 24, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 25, 2001 against Akeem Alarape. Adama defeated Alarape via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Adama got his first shot at a world title at the age of 31 after 22 professional fights. On March 7, 2012 Adama challenged Daniel Geale's IBF middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Adama's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Alex Theran at age 40, on May 1, 2021.
Some of Osumanu Adama's best fights so far have been against Roman Karmazin. For a complete list of Adama's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Osumanu Adama".
Adama has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Osumanu Adama Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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32 | May 01, 2021 | 40 | Alex Theran | loss | UD 6 |
31 | Nov 01, 2019 | 38 | Lawrence Blakey | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Mar 22, 2019 | 38 | Zachariah Kelley | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Feb 04, 2017 | 36 | David Okai | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Apr 30, 2015 | 34 | Stephen Abbey | win | UD 8 |
27 | Feb 27, 2015 | 34 | David Okai | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Feb 01, 2014 | 33 | Gennady Golovkin 31 28-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
25 | Jul 26, 2013 | 32 | Doel Carrasquillo | win | RTD 6 |
24 | Mar 16, 2013 | 32 | Grady Brewer | win | SD 10 |
23 | Mar 07, 2012 | 31 | Daniel Geale 31 26-1 | loss | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 07, 2011 | 30 | Roman Karmazin 38 40-4-2 | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Mar 25, 2011 | 30 | Marcus Upshaw | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Dec 17, 2010 | 29 | Ángel Hernández | win | UD 12 |
19 | Apr 30, 2010 | 29 | Donovan George | loss | UD 8 |
18 | Feb 06, 2010 | 29 | Josival Teixeira | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Dec 26, 2009 | 29 | Mohammed Akrong | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Sep 26, 2009 | 28 | Musa Adam | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Sep 12, 2009 | 28 | Anyetei Sowah | win | KO 1 |
14 | Aug 21, 2009 | 28 | Dyah Davis | loss | UD 6 |
13 | Nov 22, 2008 | 27 | Philip Darah | win | RTD 1 |
12 | Jul 29, 2008 | 27 | Roman Vanicky | win | UD 6 |
11 | Oct 27, 2007 | 26 | Patrik Hruska | win | UD 8 |
10 | Jan 14, 2005 | 24 | Issa Sow | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Oct 29, 2004 | 23 | Mathurin Sechegbe | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Jul 30, 2004 | 23 | Mathurin Sechegbe | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Jan 14, 2004 | 23 | Issa Sow | win | KO 2 |
6 | Aug 15, 2003 | 22 | Ayitey Powers | win | UD 12 |
5 | Jun 28, 2003 | 22 | Dick Dosseh | win | KO 4 |
4 | Feb 08, 2002 | 21 | Robinson Kutsokey | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 30, 2001 | 20 | Marciano Commey | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jul 06, 2001 | 20 | George Amuzu | win | PTS 6 |
1 | May 25, 2001 | 20 | Akeem Alarape | win | KO 2 |