Ike Quartey
Career, Record, Stats
Ike Quartey (Bazooka) is a 54-year-old retired Ghanaian professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years and 6 days, Quartey amassed a record of 37-4-1, which includes 31 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights.
Ike Quartey's Boxing Career
Ike Quartey was born in Accra, Ghana on November 27, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on November 26, 1988 against Mama Mohamed. Quartey defeated Mohamed via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Quartey became a world champion at the age of 24 after 25 professional fights. He challenged Crisanto España for the WBA welterweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Quartey's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Winky Wright at age 37, on December 2, 2006.
Some of Ike Quartey's best fights have been against Vince Phillips and Oba Carr. For a complete list of Quartey's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ike Quartey".
Quartey has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ike Quartey Losses".
Ike Quartey's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Dec 02, 2006 | 37 | 
Winky Wright 35 50-3-1  | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Aug 05, 2006 | 36 | 
Vernon Forrest 35 37-2 | loss | UD 10 |
40 | Dec 03, 2005 | 36 |  Carlos Bojorquez | win | TKO 10 |
39 | Jun 18, 2005 | 35 | Verno Phillips | win | UD 10 |
38 | Jan 14, 2005 | 35 | Clint McNeil | win | TKO 8 |
37 | Apr 15, 2000 | 30 | 
Fernando Vargas 22 18-0 | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Feb 13, 1999 | 29 | 
Oscar De La Hoya 26 29-0 | loss | SD 12 |
35 | Oct 17, 1997 | 27 | José Luis López | draw | MD 12 |
34 | Apr 18, 1997 | 27 | Ralph Jones | win | KO 5 |
33 | Oct 04, 1996 | 26 | 
Oba Carr 24 39-1 | win | MD 12 |
32 | Apr 12, 1996 | 26 | 
Vince Phillips 32 33-1 | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Feb 03, 1996 | 26 | Jorge Ramirez | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Aug 23, 1995 | 25 | Andrew Murray | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Mar 04, 1995 | 25 | Jung-Oh Park | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Feb 04, 1995 | 25 | Bobby Butters | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Oct 01, 1994 | 24 | Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Jun 04, 1994 | 24 | Crisanto España | win | TKO 11 |
25 | Oct 16, 1993 | 23 | Lonnie Smith | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Jun 24, 1993 | 23 | Moises Rivera | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Mar 06, 1993 | 23 | Mario Morales | win | UD 8 |
22 | Feb 06, 1993 | 23 | Floyd Williams | win | KO 4 |
21 | Jan 20, 1993 | 23 | Martin Quiroz | win | KO 4 |
20 | Dec 05, 1992 | 23 | Jose Lugo | win | KO 1 |
19 | Oct 21, 1992 | 22 | Steve Barreras | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jun 25, 1992 | 22 | Alfredo Horacio Jaurena | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Apr 15, 1992 | 22 | Juan Carlos Ceferino Villarreal | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Mar 07, 1992 | 22 | Dindo Canoy | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Nov 02, 1991 | 21 | Kelcie Banks | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Aug 10, 1991 | 21 | Alafia Apovo | win | KO 4 |
13 | May 04, 1991 | 21 | Sammy Clay | win | KO 2 |
12 | Mar 16, 1991 | 21 | Humberto Rodriguez | win | KO 1 |
11 | Dec 15, 1990 | 21 | Mohammed Muritala | win | KO 1 |
10 | Apr 28, 1990 | 20 | Jean Claude N'Kodo | win | KO 1 |
9 | Dec 02, 1989 | 20 | Tubor Briggs | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Oct 21, 1989 | 19 | Arc-Wash Johnson | win | KO 2 |
7 | Sep 09, 1989 | 19 | Adenko Deka | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 17, 1989 | 19 | Simon Peter McIntosh | win | DQ 4 |
5 | Jun 10, 1989 | 19 | Anor Amissah | win | TKO 8 |
4 | Apr 29, 1989 | 19 | Aaron Duribe | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Apr 22, 1989 | 19 | Jaffa Ballogou | win | KO 2 |
2 | Dec 26, 1988 | 19 | Steven Gabienu | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 26, 1988 | 18 | Mama Mohamed | win | KO 2 |