Efetobor Wesley Apochi
Nigerian boxer
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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.
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| Full name | Efetobor Wesley Apochi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1987 (age 38) Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 12 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Lucas Pontes Da Silva | TKO | 5 (10), 2:33 | 16 Feb 2024 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Adrian Taylor | SD | 8 | 16 Apr 2022 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Brandon Glanton | SD | 10 | 27 Jun 2021 | The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Deon Nicholson | KO | 3 (12), 1:12 | 17 Apr 2021 | Shrine Exposition Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Joe Jones | KO | 3 (10), 0:51 | 14 Nov 2020 | Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Larry Pryor | TKO | 4 (4), 2:09 | 4 Oct 2019 | Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Earl Newman | KO | 7 (8), 2:12 | 25 May 2019 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Raymond Ochieng | TKO | 2 (6), 1:57 | 23 Feb 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Eric Abraham | TKO | 1 (6), 2:20 | 22 Dec 2018 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Aaron Chavers | TKO | 1 (6), 0:18 | 24 Aug 2018 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Cashton Young | TKO | 3 (6), 1:43 | 26 May 2018 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Darrius Flowers | TKO | 2 (6), 2:16 | 10 Mar 2018 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Leo Pia | KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | 23 Sep 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Daniel Mejia Hernandez | TKO | 2 (4), 2:05 | 30 Jul 2017 | Mechanics Bank Arena, Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
