1. Osumanu Adama later worked as a mechanical engineer for a company in Accra.
10 Facts About Osumanu Adama
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Osumanu Adama fought in all Africa games in 1999, where he was silver medalist.
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Osumanu Adama fought in Turkey and in Spain and he won a silver medal in 2000 before the Olympic Games.
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Osumanu Adama won an International boxing tournament gold medal in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 69 kilograms.
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Osumanu Adama represented Ghana Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, losing in the third round leading by 10 points during the competition when the referee stopped the contest in the third round of his bout against Mohamed Marmouri of Tunisia.
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Osumanu Adama then moved from North Miami, Florida to Chicago and signed with boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat of the Chicago Fight Club and train under Joseph Awinongya.
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On December 17,2010, at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Osumanu Adama won his first title, the vacant IBO international middleweight championship, the first middleweight titleholder ever from Ghana, by twelve round unanimous decision over contender Angel Hernandez.
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Osumanu Adama lost a decision for the IBF World Middleweight title in Tasmania in March 2012 against IBF World champion Daniel Geale.
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Between 2010 and 2015, Osumanu Adama was being trained by former Ghanaian Boxer Joseph Awinongya.
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Osumanu Adama then earned a bout against Gennady Golovkin for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles.