Ike Quartey
"Bazooka"
- Born
- 1969
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Career
- 1988–2006
Known for a powerful jab and tight guard, Quartey won the WBA welterweight championship against Crisanto España. His close 1999 fight with Oscar De La Hoya remains a signature contest.
Titles & Honours
- WBA Welterweight Champion (1994–1998)
Career Timeline
1988–2006- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Mama Mohamed · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Lonnie Smith · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
WBA Welterweight Champion (1994–1998). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs José Luis López
D MD12 José Luis López (1997) · Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , US
- Signature fight
vs Oscar De La Hoya
L SD12 Oscar De La Hoya (1999) · Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada , US
- Signature fight
vs Fernando Vargas
L UD12 Fernando Vargas (2000) · Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, US
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Winky Wright · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of Ike Quartey are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-11-26 | W | Mama Mohamed | KO | 2 | Accra , Ghana |
| 1988-12-26 | W | Steven Gabienu | KO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-04-22 | W | Jaffa Ballogou | KO | 2 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-04-29 | W | Aaron Duribe | TKO | 5 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-06-10 | W | Anor Amissah | TKO | 8 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-07-17 | W | Simon Peter McIntosh | TKO | 4 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-09-09 | W | Adenko Deka | KO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-10-21 | W | Arc-Wash Johnson | KO | 2 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1989-12-02 | W | Tubor Briggs | TKO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1990-04-28 | W | Jean Claude N'Kodo | KO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1990-12-15 | W | Mohammed Muritala | KO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1991-03-16 | W | Humberto Rodriguez | KO | 1 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe , Zaragoza , Spain |
| 1991-05-04 | W | Sammy Clay | KO | 2 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1991-08-10 | W | Alafia Apovo | KO | 4 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1991-11-02 | W | Kelcie Banks | TKO | 7 | Fiscalini Field , San Bernardino, California , US |
| 1992-03-07 | W | Dindo Canoy | TKO | 1 | Accra, Ghana |
| 1992-04-15 | W | Juan Carlos Ceferino Villarreal | TKO | 5 | San Pellegrino, Italy |
| 1992-06-25 | W | Alfredo Horacio Jaurena | TKO | 1 | Acquaflash, Licola , Italy |
| 1992-10-21 | W | Steve Barreras | TKO | 3 | Riviera , Winchester, Nevada , US |
| 1992-12-05 | W | Jose Lugo | KO | 1 | Palais des Sports, Berck , France |
| 1993-01-20 | W | Martin Quiroz | KO | 4 | Avoriaz , Morzine , France |
| 1993-02-06 | W | Floyd Williams | KO | 4 | Cirque d'Hiver , Paris , France |
| 1993-03-06 | W | Mario Morales | UD | 8 | Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan , Levallois-Perret , France |
| 1993-06-24 | W | Moises Rivera | PTS | 10 | Vélodrome , Bordeaux , France |
| 1993-10-16 | W | Lonnie Smith | PTS | 10 | Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France |
| 1994-06-04 | W | Crisanto España | TKO | 11 | Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France |
| 1994-10-01 | W | Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes | TKO | 5 | Arena de Cosets, Carpentras , France |
| 1995-02-04 | W | Bobby Butters | TKO | 3 | Palais des Sports, Castelnau-de-Guers , France |
| 1995-03-04 | W | Jung-Oh Park | TKO | 4 | Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey , US |
| 1995-08-23 | W | Andrew Murray | TKO | 4 | La Palestre, Le Cannet , France |
| 1996-02-03 | W | Jorge Ramirez | TKO | 4 | Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France |
| 1996-04-12 | W | Vince Phillips | TKO | 3 | Atlantis Casino, Sint Maarten , Netherlands Antilles |
| 1996-10-04 | W | Oba Carr | MD | 12 | Paramount Theater , New York City, New York , US |
| 1997-04-18 | W | Ralph Jones | KO | 5 | Las Vegas Hilton , Winchester, Nevada, US |
| 1997-10-17 | D | José Luis López | MD | 12 | Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , US |
| 1999-02-13 | L | Oscar De La Hoya | SD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada , US |
| 2000-04-15 | L | Fernando Vargas | UD | 12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2005-01-14 | W | Clint McNeil | TKO | 8 | Azumah Nelson Sports Complex , Accra, Ghana |
| 2005-06-18 | W | Verno Phillips | UD | 10 | FedExForum , Memphis, Tennessee , US |
| 2005-12-03 | W | Carlos Bojorquez | TKO | 10 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2006-08-05 | L | Vernon Forrest | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, US |
| 2006-12-02 | L | Winky Wright | UD | 12 | St. Pete Times Forum , Tampa, Florida , US |
Showing 42 of 42 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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