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Full name | Efetobor Wesley Apochi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 November 1987 Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria | (age 36)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Efetobor Wesley Apochi (born 2 November 1987 in Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria[1]) is the captain of the Nigerian boxing team and has represented Nigeria in several international tournaments as a heavyweight.
Efetobor Apochi entered international boxing competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games, where he surprised the boxing world by taking second.[2] Apochi then represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships, winning his first match before falling to the eventual gold medalist, Teymur Mammadov.[3] In January 2014, Apochi joined the Mexico Guerreros of the World Series of Boxing.[4][5]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Efetobor Apochi captained the Nigerian boxing team.[5] He knocked out his initial opponent in the first round[1] and then upset Australia's Jai Opetaia in the quarterfinals.[6] In the semi-finals, Apochi lost to the eventual gold medalist, Samir El Mais.[7] As a result, Apochi received a bronze medal.[8][9][10]
Apochi studied microbiology at the Federal University of Technology Owerri.[11][12]
12 fights | 11 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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12 | Loss | 11-1 | Brandon Glanton | SD | 10 | Jun 27, 2021 | The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11-0 | Deon Nicholson | KO | 3 (12), 1:12 | April 17, 2021 | Shrine Exposition Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10-0 | Joe Jones | KO | 3 (10) 0:51 | Nov 14, 2020 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9-0 | Larry Pryor | TKO | 4 (4) 2:09 | Oct 04, 2019 | Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8-0 | Earl Newman | KO | 7 (8) 2:12 | May 25, 2019 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7-0 | Raymond Ochieng | TKO | 2 (6) 1:57 | Feb 23, 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Eric Abraham | TKO | 1 (6) 2:20 | Dec 22, 2018 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Aaron Chavers | TKO | 1 (6) 0:18 | Aug 24, 2018 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Cashton Young | TKO | 3 (6), 1:43 | May 26, 2018 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Darrius Flowers | TKO | 2 (6) 2:16 | Mar 10, 2018 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Leo Pia | KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Sep 23, 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Daniel Mejia Hernandez | TKO | 2 (4), 2:05 | July 30, 2017 | Rabobank Theater, Bakersfield, California, U.S. | Professional debut |