Wasiru Mohammed

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Wasiru Mohammed
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Nickname(s)Gyatabi [1] [2]
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 24)
Ghana
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [3]
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO11
Losses0

Wasiru Mohammed (born 16 February 1996) is a Ghanaian professional boxer who has held the WBO Global super-bantamweight title since 2019. As of October 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best super-bantamweight by the WBO. [4]

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Professional career

Mohammed made his professional debut on 29 April 2017, defeating Isaac Mensah by fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Accra. [5] After firing off seven wins in less than a year, including six by stoppage, he received his first title shot on 12 May 2018, and scored a first-round knockout (KO) of veteran Kamarudeen Boyefio for the vacant Ghanaian super bantamweight title. Two months later he knocked out another experienced fighter in Raymond Commey to retain his belt. [6]

On 13 October 2018, Mohammed faced undefeated prospect Isaac Sackey for his WBO Africa super bantamweight title. [5] In the second round, Sackey held onto him excessively until Mohammed finally threw him off in the closing seconds, and they both threw multiple punches after the bell. [7] Less than a minute into the next round, Mohammed floored the defending champion with a hard right. [7] He rose to his feet quickly but referee Adorn Bertin waved off the fight without a mandatory eight count. Sackey's team rushed into the ring to confront Bertin, after which chaos erupted inside the Bukom Boxing Arena and the event promptly ended without an official decision. The fight spilled outside the ring as chairs were thrown and used as weapons, with one of them striking Bertin. [5] [8] [9] The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) submitted video evidence to the police and later handed out suspensions to Sackey's trainer and two cornermen. [10] [11] Sackey's team filed an appeal with the WBO to protest the stoppage, [5] but they officially recognized Mohammed as champion at a ceremony in November. [12]

On 29 June 2019, Mohammed defeated Tanzanian rival Loren Japhet by 11th-round TKO to win the WBO Global super bantamweight title. [13] In his first title defense on 31 January 2020, he knocked out John Amuzu of Benin with a brutal barrage of punches in the fourth round that sent him to the hospital. [14] The victory moved him into the top ten of the WBO rankings for the first time. [2]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
12 fights12 wins0 losses
By knockout110
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
12Win12–0 Flag of Benin.svg John AmuzuKO4 (12)31 Jan 2020 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaRetained WBO Global super-bantamweight title
11Win11–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Loren JaphetTKO11 (12), 2:0529 Jun 2019 Flag of Ghana.svg Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaWon inaugural WBO Global super-bantamweight title
10Win10–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac SackeyKO3 (12)13 Oct 2018 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaWon WBO Africa super-bantamweight title
9Win9–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Raymond CommeyKO2 (10), 0:4414 Jul 2018 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaRetained Ghanaian super-bantamweight title
9Win8–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Kamarudeen BoyefioKO1 (12), 1:2512 May 2018 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaWon vacant Ghanaian super-bantamweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Ezekiel AnnanUD824 Mar 2018 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana
6Win6–0 Flag of Benin.svg Firmin NobimeKO3 (6)9 Dec 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana
5Win5–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Dan QuarteyTKO1 (6), 1:5927 Oct 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana
4Win4–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel LaryeaTKO2 (6)22 Jul 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana
3Win3–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Shadrack AdamsTKO5 (6)14 Jun 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana
2Win2–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Enoch LampteyTKO4 (6)25 May 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana
1Win1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac MensahTKO4 (6)29 Apr 2017 Flag of Ghana.svg Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana

Personal life

He grew up in the Kokomlemle district of Accra and started out as a footballer. [5]

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