Kofi Jantuah (born 16 June 1974) is a Ghanaian professional boxer that fights at middleweight. He was born in Kumasi, Ghana and now lives in Las Vegas.
IBF light middleweight title fight Kofi fought Kassim Ouma for the IBF light middleweight world title, where he lost by unanimous decision.
IBF middleweight title fight Kofi fought Arthur Abraham for the IBF middleweight world title, where he lost by unanimous decision.
Other notable opponents Kofi has fought Dmitry Pirog, Daniel Santos, Donny McCrary, Jaime Manuel Gomez, and Marco Antonio Rubio with wins against Santos, McCrary, and Rubio.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationMore38Loss32–4–1 Dmitry PirogUD1226 Jun 2009 37Win32–3–1 Ricardo Manuel GeneroTKO4 (10), 16 Aug 2008 36Draw31–3–1 Ruben DiazPTS1223 Nov 2007 35Win31–3 Delray RainesKO2 (8), 7 Apr 2007 34Loss30–3 Arthur AbrahamUD1213 May 2006 33Win30–2 Donny McCraryRTD3 (8), 3 Dec 2005 32Win29–2 Hicklet LauUD1017 Sep 2005 31Loss28–2 Kassim OumaUD1229 Jan 2005 30Win28–1 Marco Antonio RubioKO1 (12), 18 Sep 2004 29Win27–1 Anthony BowmanTKO4 (8), 17 Jun 2004 28Win26–1 Leon PearsonTKO7 (8)27 Mar 2004 27Win25–1 Marcos PrimeraKO1 (10), 24 Oct 2003 26Win24–1 Robert KamyaKO7 (10), 8 Aug 2003 25Win23–1 Jose Luis RodriguesKO1 (8), 24 May 2003 24Win22–1 Bobby HeathTKO8 (10), 2 Feb 2002 23Loss21–1 Jaime Manuel GómezTKO10 (10), 30 Jun 2001 22Win21–0 Ojay Abrahams3 (8), 7 Oct 2000 21Win20–0 Miguel Alejandro JimenezTKO5 (8), 17 Mar 2000 20Win19–0 Gerald ReedTKO3 (8), 11 Dec 1999 19Win18–0 Giorbis BarthelemyUD816 Jul 1999 18Win17–0 Daniel SantosTKO5 (10), 7 May 1999 17Win16–0 Gilbert EastmanTKO11 (12), 6 Mar 1999 16Win15–0 Santiago SamaniegoUD109 Jan 1999 15Win14–0 Daniel MendezPTS611 Dec 1998 14Win13–0 Emiliano Valdez613 Nov 1998 13Win12–0 Babaloa JohnsonKO2 (?)31 Aug 1998 12Win11–0 Stefan ScrigginsTKO1 (12), 1 Nov 1997 11Win10–0 Adona ZebaKO2 (?)28 Dec 1996 109–0 Abraham TettehNC10 (10)30 Nov 1996 9Win9–0 George Ahlijah ForemanKO8 (?)30 Sep 1996 8Win8–0 Nii HammondPTS83 Aug 1996 7Win7–0 Marciano CommeyPTS1225 Feb 1995 6Win6–0 Sam AkromahPTS125 Nov 1994 5Win5–0 Sam AkromahPTS830 Apr 1994 4Win4–0 Joseph Lartey2 (?)6 Feb 1994 3Win3–0 Eben Laryea2 (?)6 Nov 1993 2Win2–0 Sully NguahPTS68 Aug 1993 1Win1–0 Isaac Nyarko63 Jul 1993
Accomplishments Kofi is the former holder of the Ghanaian light welterweight title, Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title, and the WBC International light middleweight title.
Dmitry Pirog upon his retirement, when asked about his toughest opponent, recalled Jantuah fight as the most difficult:Дмитрий Пирог/Dmitriy Pirog EXTRA-ROUND (in Russian)
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