Kofi Jantuah

Kofi Jantuah (born 16 June 1974) is a Ghanaian professional boxer that fights at middleweight. He was born in Kumasi, Ghana and now lives in Las Vegas.[1]

IBF light middleweight title fight

Kofi fought Kassim Ouma for the IBF light middleweight world title, where he lost by unanimous decision.[2]

IBF middleweight title fight

Kofi fought Arthur Abraham for the IBF middleweight world title, where he lost by unanimous decision.[3]

Other notable opponents

Kofi has fought Dmitry Pirog, Daniel Santos, Donny McCrary, Jaime Manuel Gomez, and Marco Antonio Rubio with wins against Santos, McCrary, and Rubio.[4]

Professional boxing record
38 fights 32 wins 4 losses
By knockout 21 1
By decision 11 3
Draws 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location More
38 Loss 32–4–1 (1) Dmitry Pirog UD 12 26 Jun 2009 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany For vacant WBC International middleweight title
37 Win 32–3–1 (1) Ricardo Manuel Genero TKO 4 (10), 2:02 16 Aug 2008 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
36 Draw 31–3–1 (1) Ruben Diaz PTS 12 23 Nov 2007 Palacio de los Deportes, Andoain, Spain For vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
35 Win 31–3 (1) Delray Raines KO 2 (8), 2:29 7 Apr 2007 Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
34 Loss 30–3 (1) Arthur Abraham UD 12 13 May 2006 Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany For IBF middleweight title
33 Win 30–2 (1) Donny McCrary RTD 3 (8), 3:00 3 Dec 2005 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32 Win 29–2 (1) Hicklet Lau UD 10 17 Sep 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
31 Loss 28–2 (1) Kassim Ouma UD 12 29 Jan 2005 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For IBF light middleweight title
30 Win 28–1 (1) Marco Antonio Rubio KO 1 (12), 0:33 18 Sep 2004 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC International light middleweight title
29 Win 27–1 (1) Anthony Bowman TKO 4 (8), 2:04 17 Jun 2004 Harrah's Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 26–1 (1) Leon Pearson TKO 7 (8) 27 Mar 2004 Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
27 Win 25–1 (1) Marcos Primera KO 1 (10), 2:14 24 Oct 2003 Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
26 Win 24–1 (1) Robert Kamya KO 7 (10), 2:55 8 Aug 2003 Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
25 Win 23–1 (1) Jose Luis Rodrigues KO 1 (8), 1:01 24 May 2003 Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
24 Win 22–1 (1) Bobby Heath TKO 8 (10), 1:14 2 Feb 2002 Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23 Loss 21–1 (1) Jaime Manuel Gómez TKO 10 (10), 1:45 30 Jun 2001 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
22 Win 21–0 (1) Ojay Abrahams RTD 3 (8), 3:00 7 Oct 2000 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
21 Win 20–0 (1) Miguel Alejandro Jimenez TKO 5 (8), 1:20 17 Mar 2000 Jim Davidson Theatre, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
20 Win 19–0 (1) Gerald Reed TKO 3 (8), 2:59 11 Dec 1999 Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
19 Win 18–0 (1) Giorbis Barthelemy UD 8 16 Jul 1999 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18 Win 17–0 (1) Daniel Santos TKO 5 (10), 2:57 7 May 1999 All American Sports Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
17 Win 16–0 (1) Gilbert Eastman TKO 11 (12), 1:49 6 Mar 1999 Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England Retained Commonwealth welterweight title
16 Win 15–0 (1) Santiago Samaniego UD 10 9 Jan 1999 New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15 Win 14–0 (1) Daniel Mendez PTS 6 11 Dec 1998 Events Center, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
14 Win 13–0 (1) Emiliano Valdez UD 6 13 Nov 1998 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
13 Win 12–0 (1) Babaloa Johnson KO 2 (?) 31 Aug 1998 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
12 Win 11–0 (1) Stefan Scriggins TKO 1 (12), 2:40 1 Nov 1997 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
11 Win 10–0 (1) Adona Zeba KO 2 (?) 28 Dec 1996 Accra, Ghana
10 NC 9–0 (1) Abraham Tetteh NC 10 (10) 30 Nov 1996 Accra, Ghana For Ghanaian welterweight title; Fight ruled NC due to corner intervention
9 Win 9–0 George Ahlijah Foreman KO 8 (?) 30 Sep 1996 Accra, Ghana
8 Win 8–0 Nii Hammond PTS 8 3 Aug 1996 Accra, Ghana
7 Win 7–0 Marciano Commey PTS 12 25 Feb 1995 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Retained Ghanaian light welterweight title
6 Win 6–0 Sam Akromah PTS 12 5 Nov 1994 Accra, Ghana Won Ghanaian light welterweight title
5 Win 5–0 Sam Akromah PTS 8 30 Apr 1994 Accra, Ghana
4 Win 4–0 Joseph Lartey KO 2 (?) 6 Feb 1994 Accra, Ghana
3 Win 3–0 Eben Laryea TKO 2 (?) 6 Nov 1993 Accra, Ghana
2 Win 2–0 Sully Nguah PTS 6 8 Aug 1993 Accra, Ghana
1 Win 1–0 Isaac Nyarko PTS 6 3 Jul 1993 Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

Accomplishments

Kofi is the former holder of the Ghanaian light welterweight title, Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title, and the WBC International light middleweight title.[4]

Dmitry Pirog upon his retirement, when asked about his toughest opponent, recalled Jantuah fight as the most difficult:[5]

When I boxed him, he was the most difficult opponent for me, because he set several tasks, which I've been supposed to resolve while taking an avalanche of punches. What tasks they were? First of all, he was rubberlike from my point. When we boxed, I felt I've had a several times higher class as a boxer, I have long amateur career, I have vast experience, but this was a kind of guy, which is very hard to knock out, I don't recall him being ever knocked out . . . Everything I threw connected [shows punches], but those were quick punches, each time I threw a power shot, somehow he slips it.

References
  1. "Kofi Jantuah boxer". Fightsrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. "Kassim Ouma: From nightmares to 'The Dream' in the boxing ring - Score". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  3. Brent Bowers says. "Arthur Abraham". ProBoxing-Fans.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  4. "Kofi Jantuah : Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. Дмитрий Пирог/Dmitriy Pirog EXTRA-ROUND (in Russian)
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