Herman Ngoudjo


Herman Ngoudjo is a Cameroonian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2010, and challenged twice for the IBF junior-welterweight title in 2008 and 2009. As an amateur he represented Cameroon at the 2000 Olympics, reaching the opening round of the bantamweight bracket. Earlier he won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, also in the bantamweight division.

Professional career

Ngoudjo turned professional on November 22, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides. He defeated Eloy Rojas on February 26, 2005 to win the NABF light welterweight title and Emanuel Augustus on February 25, 2006 to win the WBC International light welterweight title. 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 HBO audience by going the distance in a WBC light welterweight title eliminator. He defeated Randall Bailey in a split decision June 8 on ESPN to set up a fight for the IBF title.
On January 5, 2008 Ngoudjo was defeated by IBF light welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi by unanimous decision at the Bally's Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It 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.
On June 6, 2008, at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Ngoudjo fought through a badly swollen left eye and managed a unanimous decision victory over former WBA light welterweight champion Souleymane M'baye. 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. Ngoudjo won by scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss18–4Julio DíazUD1014 May 2010Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
21Win18–3Silverio OrtizTKO6, 1:436 Feb 2010Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
20Loss17–3Juan UrangoUD1230 Jan 2009Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFor vacant IBF light-welterweight title
19Win17–2Souleymane M'bayeUD126 Jun 2008Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18Loss16–2Paulie MalignaggiUD125 Jan 2008Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.For IBF light-welterweight title
17Win16–1Randall BaileySD128 Jun 2007Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16Loss15–1José Luis CastilloSD1220 Jan 2007Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Lost NABF light-welterweight title
15Win15–0Donald CamarenaUD1228 Oct 2006Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaRetained WBC International and NABF light-welterweight titles
14Win14–0John BrownUD1224 May 2006Métropolis, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRetained WBC International and NABF light-welterweight titles
13Win13–0Juan Carlos AldereteTKO12, 1:3925 Feb 2006Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaRetained WBC International light-welterweight title
12Win12–0Emanuel AugustusUD1215 Oct 2005Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRetained NABF light-welterweight title;
Won vacant WBC International light-welterweight title
11Win11–0Juan Carlos RodriguezUD1214 May 2005Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRetained NABF light-welterweight title
10Win10–0Arturo Urena109 Apr 2005Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9Win9–0Eloy RojasTKO8, 3:0026 Mar 2005Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaWon vacant NABF light-welterweight title
8Win8–0Ambioris FigueroTKO2, 2:0713 Nov 2004Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7Win7–0Joshua SmithTKO6, 2:129 Oct 2004Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6Win6–0Leonardo RojasTKO3, 3:0011 Sep 2004Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5Win5–0Jorge Alberto Padilla413 Aug 2004Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
4Win4–0Dave DrouinTKO2, 0:5024 Apr 2004Colisée Pepsi, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3Win3–0Holbrook StorrTKO2, 1:1520 Mar 2004Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2Win2–0Denver CuppsTKO1, 2:3120 Dec 2003Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1Win1–0Stephane Savage2, 2:4822 Nov 2003Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada