Ossie Duran
| Ossie Duran | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Osumanu Yahaya |
| Nickname(s) | The Ghanaian Gladiator |
| Rated at |
Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born |
23 April 1977 Accra, Ghana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 28 (KO 11) |
| Losses | 11 (KO 2) |
| Draws | 2 |
Ossie "The Ghanaian Gladiator" Duran (23 April 1977) born in Accra, 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]
References
- ↑ "Eromosele Albert - Boxer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Avtandil Khurtsidze - Boxer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ossie Duran - Boxer". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
