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) Russia Dmitry Pirog UD 12 26 Jun 2009 Germany Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany For vacant WBC International middleweight title
37 Win 32–3–1 (1) Argentina Ricardo Manuel Genero TKO 4 (10), 2:02 16 Aug 2008 Ghana Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
36 Draw 31–3–1 (1) Spain Ruben Diaz PTS 12 23 Nov 2007 Spain Palacio de los Deportes, Andoain, Spain For vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
35 Win 31–3 (1) United States Delray Raines KO 2 (8), 2:29 7 Apr 2007 United States Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
34 Loss 30–3 (1) Germany Arthur Abraham UD 12 13 May 2006 Germany Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany For IBF middleweight title
33 Win 30–2 (1) United States Donny McCrary RTD 3 (8), 3:00 3 Dec 2005 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
32 Win 29–2 (1) Cuba Hicklet Lau UD 10 17 Sep 2005 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
31 Loss 28–2 (1) Uganda Kassim Ouma UD 12 29 Jan 2005 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For IBF light middleweight title
30 Win 28–1 (1) Mexico Marco Antonio Rubio KO 1 (12), 0:33 18 Sep 2004 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC International light middleweight title
29 Win 27–1 (1) United States Anthony Bowman TKO 4 (8), 2:04 17 Jun 2004 United States Harrah's Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 26–1 (1) United States Leon Pearson TKO 7 (8) 27 Mar 2004 United States Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
27 Win 25–1 (1) Venezuela Marcos Primera KO 1 (10), 2:14 24 Oct 2003 United States Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
26 Win 24–1 (1) Uganda Robert Kamya KO 7 (10), 2:55 8 Aug 2003 United States Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
25 Win 23–1 (1) Brazil Jose Luis Rodrigues KO 1 (8), 1:01 24 May 2003 United States Reno Hilton, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
24 Win 22–1 (1) United States Bobby Heath TKO 8 (10), 1:14 2 Feb 2002 United States Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23 Loss 21–1 (1) Mexico Jaime Manuel Gómez TKO 10 (10), 1:45 30 Jun 2001 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
22 Win 21–0 (1) United Kingdom Ojay Abrahams RTD 3 (8), 3:00 7 Oct 2000 United Kingdom Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
21 Win 20–0 (1) Mexico Miguel Alejandro Jimenez TKO 5 (8), 1:20 17 Mar 2000 United States Jim Davidson Theatre, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
20 Win 19–0 (1) United States Gerald Reed TKO 3 (8), 2:59 11 Dec 1999 United States Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
19 Win 18–0 (1) Cuba Giorbis Barthelemy UD 8 16 Jul 1999 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18 Win 17–0 (1) Puerto Rico Daniel Santos TKO 5 (10), 2:57 7 May 1999 United States All American Sports Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
17 Win 16–0 (1) United Kingdom Gilbert Eastman TKO 11 (12), 1:49 6 Mar 1999 United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England Retained Commonwealth welterweight title
16 Win 15–0 (1) Panama Santiago Samaniego UD 10 9 Jan 1999 United States New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15 Win 14–0 (1) Mexico Daniel Mendez PTS 6 11 Dec 1998 United States Events Center, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
14 Win 13–0 (1) Dominican Republic Emiliano Valdez UD 6 13 Nov 1998 United States Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
13 Win 12–0 (1) Nigeria Babaloa Johnson KO 2 (?) 31 Aug 1998 Ghana Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
12 Win 11–0 (1) Australia Stefan Scriggins TKO 1 (12), 2:40 1 Nov 1997 Ghana Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
11 Win 10–0 (1) Ghana Adona Zeba KO 2 (?) 28 Dec 1996 Ghana Accra, Ghana
10 NC 9–0 (1) Ghana Abraham Tetteh NC 10 (10) 30 Nov 1996 Ghana Accra, Ghana For Ghanaian welterweight title; Fight ruled NC due to corner intervention
9 Win 9–0 Ghana George Ahlijah Foreman KO 8 (?) 30 Sep 1996 Ghana Accra, Ghana
8 Win 8–0 Ghana Nii Hammond PTS 8 3 Aug 1996 Ghana Accra, Ghana
7 Win 7–0 Ghana Marciano Commey PTS 12 25 Feb 1995 Ghana Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Retained Ghanaian light welterweight title
6 Win 6–0 Ghana Sam Akromah PTS 12 5 Nov 1994 Ghana Accra, Ghana Won Ghanaian light welterweight title
5 Win 5–0 Ghana Sam Akromah PTS 8 30 Apr 1994 Ghana Accra, Ghana
4 Win 4–0 Ghana Joseph Lartey KO 2 (?) 6 Feb 1994 Ghana Accra, Ghana
3 Win 3–0 Ghana Eben Laryea TKO 2 (?) 6 Nov 1993 Ghana Accra, Ghana
2 Win 2–0 Ghana Sully Nguah PTS 6 8 Aug 1993 Ghana Accra, Ghana
1 Win 1–0 Ghana Isaac Nyarko PTS 6 3 Jul 1993 Ghana 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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