by Prince Dornu-Leiku: Ghanaian boxer Charles Adamu ‘The Crusader’ has won back the Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship. Adamu defeated Briton Carl Dilks by a split point’s decision in the Sky Sports Friday Night headliner at York Hall in London to claim the title he lost to another Briton Carl Froch back in 2004. One judge scored it 113-115 for Dilks (now 13-2) with the other two favoring Adamu, (improved to 17-4,) 116-113 and 115-114.
The Crusader was handed the opportunity to fight for the crown after the Commonwealth Boxing Board (CBB) stripped champion Jermain Mackey of Bahamas for failing to defend the title against Charles Adamu since 2007. The chance to fight Liverpool resident Dilks came at a very short notice but Adamu was keen to make amends.
“There is no other choice, it is a fight which is compulsory to win. I just have to win and nothing will stop me. I promise to return from London as a champion,” the 32 year old Adamu had said before emplaning to England for the fight..
And truly the man is returning from the English capital a champion yet again. Having recaptured the Commonwealth Super Middleweight title, the Ghanaian boxer has now set his sights on a chance for bigger fights, declaring a readiness to even challenge for a world title.
“I know how good I am and can even fight against the best in the world. I want a rematch with (now WBA Super Middleweight champion) Carl Froch now,” Adamu has declared.
Charles Adamu, Celebrates Victory Over Dilks, Now Wants Rematch With Carl Froch
Ghana’s Two Time Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Charles ‘The Crusader’ Adamu celebrated his victory over Liverpool’s Carl ‘Dynamite’ Dilks on Friday night by calling out current WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch.
Adamu, who first lifted the Commonwealth belt back in August 2003 with a scintillating performance over Southampton’s Matthew Barney, controversially lost the decision to Carl Froch, in his home city of Nottingham, on the 12th March 2004.
Returning to his UK training base, Rooney’s Boxing Gym in Southwark, on Saturday morning the Ghanaian spoke of his battle with Carl Dilks and his future plans. “I feel good, very good. My opponent (Carl Dilks) was a good boxer but I felt confident I would win the title again.
I am going to defend this title and then I want to meet Carl Froch. I’m going to beat Carl Froch. Last time I was the winner and they gave the fight to him.
I went back home and I work and I work. Now I want to meet Carl Froch again and this time I will destroy him.”
Charles Adamu and his coaching team, who fly home to Ghana on Monday for a well earned rest over the Christmas Holiday season, are eager to get back into the gym and prepare for a planned title defense early in 2010 which will hopefully lead to the much deserved rematch with Carl Froch in the near future.