Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam

Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is a Cameroonian-French professional boxer that has been making waves since his debut in 2004. This middleweight and super-middleweight fighter has faced numerous opponents and has become a titleholder more than once. However, his journey to the top has not been without obstacles, as he has also experienced several losses under his belt. In this article, we will delve into the career of this skilled boxer and highlight key milestones, including notable fights, title wins, and losses. N'Jikam began his professional boxing career in December 2004 with a victory against Alexis Culit after scoring a third-round stoppage,  which marked the beginning of a remarkable undefeated streak of 27 wins. This streak included 16 wins via stoppage, and it wasn't until his world title fight at the age of 28 that he experienced his first loss. N'Jikam's first world title fight was against Peter Quillin for the WBO title at middleweight, which he lost via a 12-round unanimous decision. Despite losing, the Cameroonian-French boxer continued on his path, earning notable victories over Alfonso Blanco, Robert Świerzbinski, Tomasz Gargula, Patrick Mendy, Martin Murray, and Curtis Stevens. With that said, N'Jikam has experienced several losses in his professional boxing career. Of his six career losses, four were incurred during title bouts, while the other two were obtained during non-title competitions. Notable is his first-ever loss, which occurred when he challenged Peter Quillin for the WBO title at middleweight, which ended his impressive undefeated streak of 27 wins. N'Jikam has also lost via decision thrice and been stopped three times. Nevertheless, this hasn't deterred him from continuing to hone his skills. One of N'Jikam's key achievements was winning the WBO interim middleweight title via unanimous decision against Max Bursak, leading to his promotion to full world champion status six months later. This promotion came after Dmitry Pirog was stripped of the title for choosing to fight Gennady Golovkin instead of mandatory challenger N'Jikam. His first world title defense was against Peter Quillin, where he suffered six knockdowns, which led to a unanimous decision loss in his first fight in the United States. N'Jikam later won an IBF title eliminator over Curtis Stevens with a unanimous decision (119-108, 116-111, 116-111), knocking down Stevens in the eighth round. His second chance to become world champion was in June 2015 when he faced David Lemieux for the vacant IBF middleweight title, enduring four knockdowns, but managed to go the distance to lose on the cards. N'Jikam went on to secure the WBA (Regular) middleweight title twice in 2011 and 2017. His first win occurred on 30 October 2010, after he fought mainly in France, where he won the vacant WBA interim middleweight title with a close unanimous decision (117-111, 115-114, 115-114) over Avtandil Khurtsidze at the Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan. However, there was controversy during his bout against Giovanni Lorenzo when he was knocked out of the ring in the fifth round. A WBA official helped him back into the ring, breaking the sanctioning body's rules. Lorenzo's team argued that this should have resulted in immediate disqualification, contesting the overly wide scorecards. N'Jikam vacated his WBA title instead of facing Gennady Golovkin in February 2012. Despite this setback, N'Jikam forged ahead and won the WBO interim middleweight title in May 2012 via unanimous decision against Max Bursak. Six months later, he was promoted to full world champion status after Dmitry Pirog was stripped of the title for choosing to fight Gennady Golovkin instead of the mandatory challenger N'Jikam. His first world title defense was against Peter Quillin, where he suffered six knockdowns, leading to his unanimous decision loss. In 2016, N'Jikam entered the world title scene by becoming WBA interim middleweight champion for the second time following a brutal one-punch knockout of Alfonso Blanco in 22 seconds of the first round. He then won the full (Regular) title with a controversial split decision (116-111, 115-112, 110-117) victory over Ryōta Murata in May 2017, during which he was knocked down but ultimately got the decision. However, his reign as WBA (Regular) middleweight champion was short-lived as he lost the title to Murata in a rematch and first stoppage loss in October 2017. N'Jikam has continued to participate in middleweight and super-middleweight fights, adding more victories to his professional record. He faced Callum Smith for his WBA world title in June 2019, which led to his defeat after being dropped three times, marking his fifth career loss. N'Jikam's most recent fight was against Janibek Alimkhanuly in November 2021, where he lost via 8th round TKO in a non-title bout. In conclusion, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam is a talented professional boxer who has held the middleweight world championship twice in his career. The Cameroonian-French boxer has had his share of highs and lows, earning notable victories and sustaining losses, but he has remained committed to the sport. His career records show that he has had 44 fights, winning 38 with 21 KO victories, losing six (three via KO), and drawing none. N'Jikam's achievements and experiences show how perseverance, determination, and hard work are vital in boxing, remaining relevant in one of the most competitive sports globally, becoming a respected boxing icon.

Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Fight Record