Career
As a professional he is a two-time holder of the Commonwealth super middleweight title. Adamu"s professional debut came in August 2001 with a victory over Bob Abiro in Kaneshie, Ghana. He fought seven more times winning on each occasion before on 1 August 2003 travelling to the United Kingdom and defeating England"s Matthew Barney for the Commonwealth super middleweight title.
The fight with Tsypko lasted the distance but resulted in a first defeat for the Ghanain.
Adamu"s next fight following the defeat was on 12 March 2004 in the United Kingdom once more and was the first defence of his Commonwealth title. Later, during an interview in 2007, Froch would go on to describe the Ghanain as his toughest opponent to date.
In the next three years, Adamu only boxed on three more occasions, gaining three more wins before travelling once more, this time to South Africa to fight for the African Boxing Unions version of the super middleweight belt. The fight on 13 September 2008 against Malawi"s Isaac Chilemba resulted in heartbreak once more for Adamu as he went down for the fourth time to a 12 round points defeat in a title contest.
On 18 December 2009 Adamu returned to the United Kingdom to challenge once more for the Commonwealth title.
As with the last time he held the title however Adamu would go on to lose the title in his first defence this time to prospect George Groves. The fight, on 3 April 2010, was ended in the sixth round after Groves had put Adamu down three times during the fight.