Career
As an amateur he represented Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, losing in the opening round of the bantamweight tournament. Ngoudjo turned professional on November 22, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides. On January 20, 2007, he lost a split decision to top ten pound-for-pound super-lightweight José Luis Castillo.
Ngoudjo was considered a tune-up fight for Castillo and shocked the Home Box Office audience by going the distance in a WBC light welterweight title eliminator.
He defeated Randall Bailey in a split decision June 8 on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to set up a fight for the IBF title. lieutenant 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.
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.