The IBO International Middleweight and USBA Middleweight champion has told the Ghana-based newspaper exclusively from his US base that this is his chance of a lifetime with a long term promotional deal with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and a world title fight in the pipeline should he prevail over the 38 year old Russian.
“It’s like a world title fight for me, I’ve been waiting for this opportunity all my life and this is the chance. If I win this fight, it will open many doors for me especially as Golden Boy Promotions have promised me a contract and I will do it,” Adama nicknamed Machine Gun said via phone on Monday.
That is why Osumanu Adama (19-2, 14 KOs) remains unperturbed with the fact that he is fighting against a former IBF Light Middleweight champion with a 40-4-2 (26 KOs) massive experience.
“Don’t think about the experience or the record, don’t think about that.
He’s just a boxer with two feet and two fists like myself and for me this boxing is my life, my everything and I train everyday. I am ready to take this chance that has been offered me and nothing will stop me.
“I want my fans and all Ghanaians to rest assured that I’m going to give them victory again as I always do so they should all keep on praying for me and all will be well,” Osumanu Adama assured.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
