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 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.
His professional fighting weight varied from , (lightweight) to , (super middleweight).
He is trained by Lenny DeJesus.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42Draw Caleb TruaxUD103 Jan 2014 41Loss28–11–2 Matt KorobovKO3 (8), 15 Jun 2013 40Win28–10–2 Joshua SnyderUD613 Oct 2012 39Loss27–10–2 Avtandil KhurtsidzeMD1218 Dec 2011 38Loss27–9–2 Brandon GonzálesSD828 Oct 2011 37Win27–8–2 Latif MundyTKO10 (10), 22 Jun 2011 36Win26–8–2 Matt VandaUD1012 Nov 2010 35Win25–8–2 Jamaal DavisUD427 Feb 2010 34Loss24–8–2 Fernando GuerreroMD1010 Oct 2009 33Loss24–7–2 David Alonso LópezUD1010 Apr 2009 32Draw24–6–2 Eromosele AlbertSD1223 Sep 2008 31Loss24–6–1 James KirklandUD101 Jun 2007 30Win24–5–1 Jonathan ReidUD89 Feb 2007 29Win23–5–1 Gil ReyesUD67 Jul 2006 28Win22–5–1 Marcos PrimeraUD618 May 2006 27Loss21–5–1 Bradley PryceUD1211 Mar 2006 26Win21–4–1 Colin McNeilUD1223 Sep 2005 25Win20–4–1 Frank DaabisiKO3 (8)18 Dec 2004 24Win19–4–1 Jamie MooreKO3 (12), 26 Jun 2004 23Win18–4–1 Dick DossehTKO3 (8)3 Apr 2004 22Win17–4–1 Agoe AshongUD106 Mar 2004 21Win16–4–1 Joshua OkinePTS1226 Dec 2003 20Loss15–4–1 Sergey StepkinUD1219 Jun 2003 19Win15–3–1 Glenn McClarnonTKO2 (8), 22 Mar 2003 18Win14–3–1 Delroy MellisPTS1013 Dec 2001 17Win13–3–1 Howard ClarkePTS610 Nov 2001 16Win12–3–1 Geoff McCreeshPTS626 Apr 2001 15Win11–3–1 David KirkPTS828 Feb 2001 14Win10–3–1 Yuri TsarenkaPTS431 Oct 2000 13Win9–3–1 Mark RamseyTKO2 (8), 28 Sep 2000 12Win8–3–1 Vincent NobelaPTS619 Apr 2000 11Loss7–3–1 Ganny DovidovasPTS49 Mar 2000 10Loss7–2–1 David TettehPTS126 Jun 1998 9Win7–1–1 Tony DansoUD124 Oct 1997 8Win6–1–1 Iron Cutter CudjoeTKO2 (?)6 Sep 1997 7Draw5–1–1 Tony DansoPTS1228 Jun 1997 6Win5–1 Abbas De SouzaTKO6 (?)26 Apr 1997 5Loss4–1 Ike ObiPTS105 Mar 1997 4Win4–0 Neuziwere ApoloTKO1 (?)28 Dec 1996 3Win3–0 David AlloteyPTS830 Nov 1996 2Win2–0 Victor AbbeyTKO2 (?)20 Sep 1996 1Win1–0 Dick DossehTKO4 (?)28 Aug 1996
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Image - Ossie Duran