Ossie Duran

Ossie Duran
Born	Osumanu Yahaya (1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 48) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	Congolese
Other names	The Ghanaian Gladiator
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	28
Wins by KO	11
Losses	11
Draws	3

Ossie "The Ghanaian Gladiator" Duran (born 23 April 1977) is a Ghanaian professional boxer, whose career has spanned over 3 decades (1990's/2000's/2010's).

He has won the Ghanaian lightweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) Pan-European welterweight title, WBF European Welterweight Title, United States Boxing Association (USBA) Atlantic Coast Region middleweight title, Commonwealth welterweight title, and Commonwealth light middleweight title, drew with Eromosele Albert ^[1] for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Continental Africa light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth lightweight title against David Tetteh, World Boxing Organization (WBO) North American Boxing Organization (NABO) middleweight title against Fernando Guerrero, and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver middleweight title against Avtandil Khurtsidze. ^[2]

His professional fighting weight varied from 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb), (lightweight) to 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb), (super middleweight). ^[3]

He is trained by Lenny DeJesus. ^[4]

Professional boxing record

42 fights	28 wins	11 losses
By knockout	11	1
By decision	17	10
Draws	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Draw	28–11–3	Caleb Truax	UD	10	3 Jan 2014	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
41	Loss	28–11–2	Matt Korobov	KO	3 (8), 0:51	15 Jun 2013	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
40	Win	28–10–2	Joshua Snyder	UD	6	13 Oct 2012	Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
39	Loss	27–10–2	Avtandil Khurtsidze	MD	12	18 Dec 2011	Sport Palace Yunost, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine	For vacant WBC Silver middleweight title
38	Loss	27–9–2	Brandon Gonzáles	SD	8	28 Oct 2011	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
37	Win	27–8–2	Latif Mundy	TKO	10 (10), 2:29	22 Jun 2011	Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Won inaugural IBF-USBA Atlantic Coast Region middleweight title
36	Win	26–8–2	Matt Vanda	UD	10	12 Nov 2010	Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
35	Win	25–8–2	Jamaal Davis	UD	4	27 Feb 2010	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
34	Loss	24–8–2	Fernando Guerrero	MD	10	10 Oct 2009	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
33	Loss	24–7–2	David Alonso López	UD	10	10 Apr 2009	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
32	Draw	24–6–2	Eromosele Albert	SD	12	23 Sep 2008	Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan, New York, U.S.	For vacant IBF African super welterweight title
31	Loss	24–6–1	James Kirkland	UD	10	1 Jun 2007	Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
30	Win	24–5–1	Jonathan Reid	UD	8	9 Feb 2007	Providence Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
29	Win	23–5–1	Gil Reyes	UD	6	7 Jul 2006	Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
28	Win	22–5–1	Marcos Primera	UD	6	18 May 2006	Providence Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
27	Loss	21–5–1	Bradley Pryce	UD	12	11 Mar 2006	Newport Centre, Newport, Wales	Lost Commonwealth super welterweight title
26	Win	21–4–1	Colin McNeil	UD	12	23 Sep 2005	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, England	Retained Commonwealth super welterweight title
25	Win	20–4–1	Frank Daabisi	KO	3 (8)	18 Dec 2004	Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
24	Win	19–4–1	Jamie Moore	KO	3 (12), 1:06	26 Jun 2004	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won Commonwealth super welterweight title
23	Win	18–4–1	Dick Dosseh	TKO	3 (8)	3 Apr 2004	Hall des Arts, Cotonou, Benin
22	Win	17–4–1	Agoe Ashong	UD	10	6 Mar 2004	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
21	Win	16–4–1	Joshua Okine	PTS	12	26 Dec 2003	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, aghana	Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
20	Loss	15–4–1	Sergey Stepkin	UD	12	19 Jun 2003	Vityaz, Podolsk, Russia	For IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title
19	Win	15–3–1	Glenn McClarnon	TKO	2 (8), 2:25	22 Mar 2003	Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
18	Win	14–3–1	Delroy Mellis	PTS	10	13 Dec 2001	Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, England	Won inaugural WBF (Federation) European welterweight title
17	Win	13–3–1	Howard Clarke	PTS	6	10 Nov 2001	Wembley Conference Centre, Wembley, England
16	Win	12–3–1	Geoff McCreesh	PTS	6	26 Apr 2001	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, England
15	Win	11–3–1	David Kirk	PTS	8	28 Feb 2001	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, England
14	Win	10–3–1	Yuri Tsarenka	PTS	4	31 Oct 2000	Novotel Hotel, Hammersmith, England
13	Win	9–3–1	Mark Ramsey	TKO	2 (8), 2:42	28 Sep 2000	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, England
12	Win	8–3–1	Vincent Nobela	PTS	6	19 Apr 2000	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, England
11	Loss	7–3–1	Ganny Dovidovas	PTS	4	9 Mar 2000	York Hall, London, England
10	Loss	7–2–1	David Tetteh	PTS	12	6 Jun 1998	Accra, Ghana	For Commonwealth lightweight title
9	Win	7–1–1	Tony Danso	UD	12	4 Oct 1997	Accra, Ghana	Won vacant Ghanaian lightweight title
8	Win	6–1–1	Iron Cutter Cudjoe	TKO	2 (?)	6 Sep 1997	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
7	Draw	5–1–1	Tony Danso	PTS	12	28 Jun 1997	Accra, Ghana	For vacant Ghanaian lightweight title
6	Win	5–1	Abbas De Souza	TKO	6 (?)	26 Apr 1997	Benin
5	Loss	4–1	Ike Obi	PTS	10	5 Mar 1997	Abuja, Nigeria
4	Win	4–0	Neuziwere Apolo	TKO	1 (?)	28 Dec 1996	Accra, Ghana
3	Win	3–0	David Allotey	PTS	8	30 Nov 1996	Accra, Ghana
2	Win	2–0	Victor Abbey	TKO	2 (?)	20 Sep 1996	Côte d'Ivoire
1	Win	1–0	Dick Dosseh	TKO	4 (?)	28 Aug 1996	Togo

References

1. "Eromosele Albert - Boxer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. "Avtandil Khurtsidze - Boxer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
3. "Ossie Duran - Boxer". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
4. "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

• Boxing record for Ossie Duran from BoxRec (registration required)
• Image - Ossie Duran