Charles Adamu (The Crusader) boxer

Charles Adamu boxer
bouts
47
won
33
lost
14
draw
0
Status
active
Division
super middleweight
Debut
2001-09-08
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
-
Age
41
Born
1977-08-05
Death
-
Nationality
Ghana

Charles Adamu (born 8 May 1977) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Ghana in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal, and in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where he reached the second round. As a professional he is a two-time holder of the Commonwealth super middleweight title.Adamu's professional debut came in August 2001 with a victory over Bob Abiro in Kaneshie, Ghana. He fought seven more times, winning on each occasion, before travelling to the United Kingdom on 1 August 2003, where he defeated England's Matthew Barney for the Commonwealth super middleweight title. Following the title win Adamu returned to Ghana and scored two more victories before returning to Europe, this time to Germany, to fight Ukrainian Vitali Tsypko for the WBA Inter-continental title on 28 February 2004. The fight with Tsypko lasted the distance but resulted in the first defeat for the Ghanaian.Adamu's next fight following the defeat was on 12 March 2004 in the United Kingdom and was the first defence of his Commonwealth title. His opponent, Britain's Carl Froch, who would go on to become the WBC World Super Middleweight champion, inflicted Adamu's second defeat in a row. Froch would go on to describe the Ghanaian as his toughest opponent to date in a 2007 interview.The next fight of note for the now former Commonwealth champion took place on 18 June 2005 and meant that Adamu had to travel once more, this time to Canada. His opponent in a challenge for the WBC inter continental title was Jamaican Otis Grant and the fight resulted in a third career defeat, again on points for Adamu. In the next three years, Adamu only boxed on three more occasions, gaining three more wins before travelling once more, this time to South Africa to fight for the African Boxing Union's super middleweight belt. The fight on 13 September 2008 against Malawi's Isaac Chilemba resulted in a fourth defeat for Adamu as he went down to a 12-round points defeat in a title contest.On 18 December 2009 Adamu returned to the United Kingdom to challenge once more for the Commonwealth title. In a fight that once more went the full 12 rounds, Adamu won a split decision over England's Carl Dilks to regain the title he first held in 2003. However, Adamu would go on to lose the title in his first defence, this time to prospect George Groves. The fight, on 3 April 2010, was ended in the sixth round after Groves had put Adamu down three times during the fight.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2019-02-16 David Okai LLLLLL Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2018-12-22 Billy Joe Saunders WWWWWW Manchester Arena, Manchester LOST
Corner retirement
2018-11-30 David Brophy LWWWLW Emirates Arena, Glasgow LOST
Points
2018-10-26 Dan Azeez WWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green LOST
Points
2018-10-13 Lawrence Osueke WWWWW Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle LOST
Points
2018-09-08 David Okai LLLLLL Woezer Hotel, Ho WIN
Technical knockout
2018-08-12 George Amuzu LLLLLL Napoleon Boxing Complex, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2018-06-09 Lyndon Arthur WWWWWW Manchester Arena, Manchester LOST
Points
2017-11-03 Gabriel Adoku LLLLLL Aborigenes Beach Resort, Keta WIN
Technical knockout
2017-10-14 George Amuzu LLLLLL City Engineers Yard, Accra WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-09-24 Daniel Adjato LLLLLL Napoleon Sports Complex, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2016-07-23 Kwesi Tutu LWLLLL Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2016-06-18 Selyvanus Allotey WLLLLL Accra Sports Stadium, Accra WIN
KO
2016-05-14 Sergei Ekimov WWWWWW Arena Riga, Riga LOST
Unanimous decision
2015-12-04 Andreas Lynggaard W Herlev Hallen, Herlev LOST
Unanimous decision
2015-10-25 Abdul Majid LWLLLL Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2015-09-05 Francis Mensah WLLLLL Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2015-06-20 Patrick Nielsen WWLWWW Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup LOST
Unanimous decision
2015-02-27 Cudjoe Darah LWLWLL Lebanon House, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2014-12-20 Kwesi Tutu WWLLLL City Engineers Yard, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2014-03-15 Rocky Fielding WWWWWW Echo Arena, Liverpool LOST
Unanimous decision
2014-02-23 Kwesi Tutu WLWWWL City Engineers Yard, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2013-11-30 George Amuzu LWWLWW Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Majority decision
2013-08-23 David Okai WWWLWL Napoleon Boxing Complex, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2013-06-12 Francis Mensah LLLWWL Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2010-04-03 George Groves WWWWWW M.E.N. Arena, Manchester LOST
Technical knockout
2009-12-18 Carl Dilks WWLWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Split-decision
2008-09-13 Isaac Chilemba WWLWWW Emperors Palace, Kempton Park LOST
Unanimous decision
2008-08-16 Mohammed Bameyi LLLLL Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi WIN
Points
2007-03-23 Michael Gbenga WWLWWW Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra WIN
Unanimous decision
2005-12-03 Aryee Hammond debut Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2005-06-18 Otis Grant LWWWWW Bell Centre, Montreal LOST
Unanimous decision
2005-01-14 Basil Ezikwe debut Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2004-07-03 Raoul Lokossou debut Accra Sports Stadium, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2004-03-12 Carl Froch WWWWWW Nottingham Arena, Nottingham LOST
Points
2004-02-28 Vitaliy Tsypko WWWWWW Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden LOST
Unanimous decision
2004-02-01 Kodjo Gbossou LDLL Cotonou WIN
Technical knockout
2003-12-26 Felix Narh L Accra Sports Stadium, Accra WIN
KO
2003-08-01 Matthew Barney WLWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Points
2003-04-12 Dick Dosseh LLLDLL Globe Cinema, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2002-12-28 Zacharie Mulamba WLLLWL Globe Cinema, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2002-11-02 Joseph Addo LLLL Globe Cinema, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2002-07-06 Kazeem Adeleke L Trade Fair, Accra WIN
Corner retirement
2002-05-30 Mathurin Sechegbe L Trade Fair, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2002-05-02 Ali Mohammed LLLLLL Trade Fair, Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2002-01-19 Franklin Okine LLL Accra WIN
Technical knockout
2001-09-08 Bob Abiro L Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra WIN
Points