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Gbenga Oluokun
Gbenga Oluokun
Born
Gbenga Oluokun

(1983-06-14) 14 June 1983 (age 40)
NationalityNigerian
Other namesBang-Bang
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 185 cm
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins22
Wins by KO14
Losses13
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Abuja Super Heavyweight

Gbenga Oluokun (born 14 June 1983) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. He has faced former world champions and contenders Manuel Charr, Lamon Brewster, Kubrat Pulev, Robert Helenius, Carlos Takam, Vyacheslav Glazkov, and Mariusz Wach.

Amateur

In 2003, he captured the gold medal in his weight division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria vs Egypt's Mohamed Aly.

At the Olympics 2004, he was defeated in the round of sixteen of the super heavyweight (over 91 kg) division by Italy's eventual runner-up Roberto Cammarelle.

Professional

He turned pro afterwards and won 16 fights before being upset by Manuel Charr in 2009.[citation needed]

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (12 knockouts, 7 decisions), 14 Losses (6 knockouts, 8 decisions)[1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 19–14 Krzysztof Zimnoch KO 2 (8) 2015-10-17 Wieliczka, Poland Loss 19–13 Marcin Rekowski KO 5 (8) 10/04/2015 Gliwice, Poland Loss 19–12 Mariusz Wach UD 10 14/03/2015 RCS Lubin, Lubin, Poland Win 19–11 Sascha Brinkmann KO 2 (6) 13/12/2014 Unihalle Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Loss 18–11 Agit Kabayel SD 10 22/03/2014 Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey For vacant WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title Loss 18–10 Edmund Gerber UD 8 23/08/2013 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany Loss 18–9 Erkan Teper UD 8 14/09/2012 Halle an der Saale, Germany Loss 18–8 Vyacheslav Glazkov TKO 7 01/05/2012 Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the seventh round. Loss 18–7 Carlos Takam RTD 6 29/04/2011 Espace Roger Boisrame, Pontault-Combault, France For WBO Africa heavyweight title Win 18–6 Konstantin Airich TKO 4 12/11/2010 HanseDom, Stralsund, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 0:47 of the fourth round. Loss 17–6 Oleg Platov TKO 6 05/06/2010 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the sixth round. Loss 17–5 Pavel Zhuralev UD 3 07/05/2010 Pavilion Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus Bigger's Better Tournament Semi-Final. Loss 17–4 Robert Helenius UD 8 26/03/2010 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland Loss 17–3 Kubrat Pulev UD 6 07/11/2009 Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany Loss 17–2 Rene Dettweiler UD 8 17/10/2009 O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany Win 17–1 Lamon Brewster UD 8 29/08/2009 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany Loss 16–1 Manuel Charr KO 7 25/04/2009 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany Gbenga knocked out at 1:29 of the seventh round. Win 16–0 Petr Sedlak TKO 2 10/05/2008 Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the second round. Win 15–0 Raphael Zumbano Love UD 8 08/03/2008 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany Win 14–0 Edgars Kalnars KO 3 04/12/2007 Freizeit Arena, Soelden, Austria Kalnars knocked out at 0:35 of the third round. Win 13–0 Humberto Evora KO 4 07/11/2007 Soelden Win 12–0 Alexander Vasiliev KO 8 14/07/2007 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Vasiliev knocked out at 1:58 of the eighth round. Win 11–0 Alexey Varakin KO 4 07/04/2007 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Germany Varakin knocked out at 1:38 of the fourth round. Win 10–0 Daniil Peretyatko UD 6 13/01/2007 Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Germany Win 9–0 Antoine Palatis TKO 6 21/11/2006 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 1:22 of the sixth round. Win 8–0 Yaroslav Zavorotnyi MD 6 19/09/2006 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany Win 7–0 Mindaugas Kulikauskas UD 6 22/08/2006 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany Win 6–0 Aleksandrs Borhovs TKO 2 25/07/2006 Sportschule Sachsenwald, Hamburg, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the second round. Win 5–0 Mihai Iftode RTD 3 15/04/2006 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany Win 4–0 Tomasz Zeprzalka MD 4 07/03/2006 Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany Win 3–0 Peter Oravec TKO 1 14/01/2006 Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the first round. Win 2–0 Sandor Forgacs TKO 1 26/11/2005 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round. Win 1–0 Vlado Szabo UD 4 28/09/2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany