Herman Ngoudjo

Herman Ngoudjo (born 25 June 1979) is a Cameroonian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2010, and challenged twice for the IBF junior-welterweight title in 2008 and 2009. As an amateur he represented Cameroon at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the opening round of the bantamweight bracket. Earlier he won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, also in the bantamweight division.

Herman Ngoudjo
Statistics
Nickname(s)Black Panther
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
Nationality
  • Cameroonian
  • Canadian
Born (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979
Douala, Cameroon
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO10
Losses4

Professional career

Ngoudjo turned professional on November 22, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides. He defeated Eloy Rojas on February 26, 2005 to win the NABF light welterweight title and Emanuel Augustus on February 25, 2006 to win the WBC International light welterweight title. On January 20, 2007, he lost a split decision to top ten pound-for-pound super-lightweight José Luis Castillo.[1] Ngoudjo was considered a tune-up fight for Castillo and shocked the HBO audience by going the distance in a WBC light welterweight title eliminator. He defeated Randall Bailey in a split decision June 8 on ESPN to set up a fight for the IBF title.

On January 5, 2008 Ngoudjo was defeated by IBF light welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi by unanimous decision at the Bally's Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was a highly competitive bout. Malignaggi controlled the fight early on, but in the 7th round Ngoudjo stunned the champ but was unable to capitalize. During the remainder of the fight Ngoudjo continued to be the aggressor but the judges awarded the fight to Malignaggi by a wide decision.

On June 6, 2008, at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Ngoudjo fought through a badly swollen left eye and managed a unanimous decision victory over former WBA light welterweight champion Souleymane M'baye. After Ngoudjo produced a stellar second round, he was faced with adversity the next round as his left eye quickly began to close. M'baye did his best to take advantage of Ngoudjo as he turned the fight into an inside battle. The ring doctor examined Ngoudjo at the beginning of the fifth round and proclaimed him fit to carry on. By the sixth round, Ngoudjo seemed in trouble as he was getting beaten up when on the inside and was getting picked off with relative ease when staying on the outside. M'baye seemed in control until the later rounds when Ngoudjo let his hands go to full effect. Ngoudjo won by scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113.[2]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
22 fights 18 wins 4 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 8 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 18–4 Julio Díaz UD 10 14 May 2010 Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
21 Win 18–3 Silverio Ortiz TKO 6 (8), 1:43 6 Feb 2010 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20 Loss 17–3 Juan Urango UD 12 30 Jan 2009 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For vacant IBF light welterweight title
19 Win 17–2 Souleymane M'baye UD 12 6 Jun 2008 Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18 Loss 16–2 Paulie Malignaggi UD 12 5 Jan 2008 Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For IBF light welterweight title
17 Win 16–1 Randall Bailey SD 12 8 Jun 2007 Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16 Loss 15–1 José Luis Castillo SD 12 20 Jan 2007 Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC-NABF light welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Donald Camarena UD 12 28 Oct 2006 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Retained WBC International and WBC-NABF light welterweight titles
14 Win 14–0 John Brown UD 12 24 May 2006 Métropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Retained WBC International and WBC-NABF light welterweight titles
13 Win 13–0 Juan Carlos Alderete TKO 12 (12), 1:39 25 Feb 2006 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Retained WBC International light welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Emanuel Augustus UD 12 15 Oct 2005 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Retained WBC-NABF light welterweight title;
Won vacant WBC International light welterweight title
11 Win 11–0 Juan Carlos Rodriguez UD 12 14 May 2005 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Retained WBC-NABF light welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Arturo Urena UD 10 9 Apr 2005 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9 Win 9–0 Eloy Rojas TKO 8 (12), 3:00 26 Mar 2005 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Won vacant WBC-NABF light welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Ambioris Figuero TKO 2 (8), 2:07 13 Nov 2004 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7 Win 7–0 Joshua Smith TKO 6 (6), 2:12 9 Oct 2004 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Leonardo Rojas TKO 3 (6), 3:00 11 Sep 2004 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Jorge Alberto Padilla SD 4 13 Aug 2004 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Dave Drouin TKO 2 (4), 0:50 24 Apr 2004 Colisée Pepsi, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Holbrook Storr TKO 2 (4), 1:15 20 Mar 2004 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Denver Cupps TKO 1 (4), 2:31 20 Dec 2003 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Stephane Savage TKO 2 (4), 2:48 22 Nov 2003 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

  1. Associated Press (January 21, 2007). "Time away from ring shows as Castillo backs into win". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. Spencer, Dave (June 6, 2008). "Ngoudjo tops M'Baye!". Fightnews Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Terrance Cauthen
NABF light-welterweight champion
26 February 2005 – 20 January 2007
Succeeded by
José Luis Castillo
Vacant
Title last held by
Paulie Malignaggi
WBC International
light-welterweight champion

15 October 2005 – 20 January 2007
Lost eliminator for world title
Vacant
Title next held by
Ricky Hatton
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