Deion Jumah

Deion Jumah

Personal information
Nickname	The Ghost
Nationality	English
Born	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 36) Hammersmith, London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	Cruiserweight
Boxing career
Reach	78 in (198 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	15
Wins	14
Win by KO	7
Losses	1

Deion Jumah (born 18 July 1989) is a former English professional boxer. He held the English Cruiserweight title from 2019 to 2020.

Professional career

Jumah made his professional debut on 2 February 2013, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory against Ruslan Bitarov at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany. ^[2]

After compiling a record of 10–0 (5 KOs) he faced Ossie Jervier for the vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title on 2 December 2018 at the York Hall in London. Jumah dropped his opponent to the canvas in the fifth round. Jervier made it back to his feet only to be met by a flurry of punches from Jumah, prompting referee Bob Williams to call a halt to the contest to hand Jumah his first professional title via technical knockout (TKO). ^[3]

In his next fight he returned to the York Hall to face former Commonwealth champion Wadi Camacho for the vacant English cruiserweight title on 7 September 2019. Jumah landed a counter-left hand in the fifth round to knock Camacho to the canvas. The former Commonwealth champion was back to his feet by the referee's count of six. With Camacho looking unsteady, referee Marcus McDonnell called a halt to the contest at the count of eight to hand Jumah his second professional title via TKO. ^[4]

The first defence of his English title came four months later against Sam Hyde on 19 January 2020 at the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre in Manchester. The bout served as a final eliminator for the British cruiserweight title. ^[5] After twelve closely contested rounds Jumah retained his title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory, becoming the mandatory challenger to reigning British champion Richard Riakporhe. Two judges scored the bout 115–113 and the third judge scored it 115–114. ^[6]

He faced Riakporhe at Wembley Arena on 26 March 2022, although by that stage his opponent had long since vacated the British title. ^[7] Jumah was knocked out in the eighth round to suffer his first professional defeat. ^{[8] [9]}

Jumah retired from professional boxing in November 2022 due to an eye injury he sustained while sparring in preparation for a British cruiserweight title fight against Mikael Lawal. ^{[10] [11]}

Professional boxing record

15 fights	14 wins	1 loss
By knockout	7	1
By decision	7	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	Loss	14–1	Richard Riakporhe	KO	8 (10) 0:35	26 Mar 2022	Wembley Arena, London, England
14	Win	14–0	Willbeforce Shihepo	PTS	4	26 Feb 2022	Circus Tavern, Purfleet, England
13	Win	13–0	Sam Hyde	UD	12	19 Jan 2020	Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Manchester, England	Retained English cruiserweight title
12	Win	12–0	Wadi Camacho	TKO	5 (10), 2:08	7 Sep 2019	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant English cruiserweight title
11	Win	11–0	Ossie Jervier	TKO	5 (10), 2:08	1 Dec 2018	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant Southern Area cruiserweight title
10	Win	10–0	Tomislav Rudan	KO	3 (6), 0:58	19 May 2018	York Hall, London, England
9	Win	9–0	Kristian Kirilov	TKO	1 (6), 1:11	3 Mar 2018	York Hall, London, England
8	Win	8–0	Colin Farricker	PTS	6	30 Jan 2016	Copper Box Arena, London, England
7	Win	7–0	Vasyl Kondor	UD	6	12 Dec 2015	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
6	Win	6–0	Fabrizio Leone	UD	6	21 Nov 2015	TUI Arena, Hanover, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Karel Horejsek	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	20 Jun 2015	Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark
4	Win	4–0	Josef Krivka	TKO	2 (6), 1:23	6 Dec 2014	Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Jiri Svacina	UD	6	19 Oct 2013	Koldinghallerne, Kolding, Denmark
2	Win	2–0	Igor Pylypenko	UD	4	9 Feb 2013	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, Denmark
1	Win	1–0	Ruslan Bitarov	KO	1 (4), 2:59	2 Feb 2013	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany

References

1. "Boxing record for Deion Jumah". BoxRec .
2. "BoxRec: Deion Jumah vs. Ruslan Bitarov". BoxRec . Retrieved 16 October 2020.
3. Sellek, Ken (3 December 2018). "Jumah beats Jervier to win Southern Area strap". Kilburn Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
4. Euan-Smith, Simon (9 September 2019). "Deion Jumah - the new English king". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
5. Foster, Elliot (24 January 2020). "Jumah Mandatory For Riakporhe After Hyde Win In Wythenshawe". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
6. Rickson, Tim (20 January 2020). "Deion Jumah defeats Sam Hyde to retain English cruiserweight title". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
7. "Riakporhe vacates British Cruiserweight title". Pro Boxing Fans. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
8. "Richard Riakporhe hands Deion Jumah first defeat with a knockout victory in Wembley Arena". planetsport.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
9. "Richard Riakporhe delivers knockout victory over Deion Jumah in British cruiserweight clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
10. "Deion Jumah forced to retire after suffering detached retina". British Boxers. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
11. "Mikael Lawal gets new opponent for British cruiserweight title fight as injury forces Deion Jumah to retire from boxing". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

External links

• Boxing record for Deion Jumah from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Wadi Camacho	Southern Area cruiserweight champion 1 December 2018 – February 2019	Vacant Title next held by Daniel Mendes
Vacant Title last held by Arfan Iqbal	English cruiserweight champion 7 September 2019 – September 2020 Vacated	Vacant