Gbenga Oloukun

Nigerian boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNigerian boxer
PlacesNigeria
isAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth14 June 1983, Oyo, Nigeria
Age41 years
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Gbenga Oluokun (born 14 June 1983) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African 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 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.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (12 knockouts, 7 decisions), 14 Losses (6 knockouts, 8 decisions)[1]
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss19-14 Krzysztof ZimnochKO2 (8)2015-10-17 Wieliczka
Loss19-13 Marcin RekowskiKO5 (8)10/04/2015 Gliwice
Loss19-12 Mariusz WachUD1014/03/2015 RCS Lubin, Lubin
Win19-11 Sascha BrinkmannKO2 (6)13/12/2014 Unihalle Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wuppertal
Loss18-11 Agit KabayelSD1022/03/2014 Atatürk Spor Salonu TekirdagVacant WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title
Loss18-10 Edmund GerberUD823/08/2013 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt76-77, 76-77, 75-77.
Loss18-9 Erkan TeperUD814/09/2012 Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt72-79, 76-78, 74-79.
Loss18-8 Vyacheslav GlazkovTKO701/05/2012 Krylatskoe Sport Palace, MoscowReferee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the seventh round.
Loss18-7 Carlos TakamRTD629/04/2011 Espace Roger Boisrame, Pontault-Combault, Seine-et-MarneWBO Africa Heavyweight Title. Oloukun did not come out for the seventh round.
Win18-6 Konstantin AirichTKO412/11/2010 HanseDom, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-VorpommernReferee stopped the bout at 0:47 of the fourth round.
Loss17-6 Oleg PlatovTKO605/06/2010 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-VorpommernReferee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the sixth round.
Loss17-5 Pavel "The Caiman" ZhuralevUD307/05/2010 Pavilion Nicosia, NicosiaBigger's Better Tournament Semi-Final.
Loss17-4 Robert HeleniusUD826/03/2010 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki76-79, 75-77, 75-78.
Loss17-3 Kubrat PulevUD607/11/2009 Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria55-59, 54-60, 54-60.
Loss17-2 Rene DettweilerUD817/10/2009 O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin75-77, 75-77, 74-78.
Win17-1 Lamon BrewsterUD829/08/2009 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia79-76, 77-75, 77-75.
Loss16-1 Manuel CharrKO725/04/2009 König Palast, Krefeld, North Rhine-WestphaliaGbenga knocked out at 1:29 of the seventh round.
Win16-0 Petr SedlakTKO210/05/2008 Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-AnhaltReferee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the second round.
Win15-0 Raphael Zumbano LoveUD808/03/2008 König Palast, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia80-72, 80-74, 80-73.
Win14-0 Edgars KalnarsKO304/12/2007 Freizeit Arena, SoeldenKalnars knocked out at 0:35 of the third round.
Win13-0 Humberto EvoraKO407/11/2007 Soelden
Win12-0 Alexander VasilievKO814/07/2007 Color Line Arena, Altona, HamburgVasiliev knocked out at 1:58 of the eighth round.
Win11-0 Alexey VarakinKO407/04/2007 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, HamburgVarakin knocked out at 1:38 of the fourth round.
Win10-0 Daniil PeretyatkoUD613/01/2007 Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt60-54, 58-56, 59-55.
Win9-0 Antoine PalatisTKO621/11/2006 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, HamburgReferee stopped the bout at 1:22 of the sixth round.
Win8-0 Yaroslav ZavorotnyiMD619/09/2006 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony57-55, 57-57, 58-56.
Win7-0 Mindaugas KulikauskasUD622/08/2006 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg58-56, 59-56, 58-56.
Win6-0 Aleksandrs BorhovsTKO225/07/2006 Sportschule Sachsenwald, Eimsbuettel, HamburgReferee stopped the bout at 2:12 of the second round.
Win5-0 Mihai IftodeRTD315/04/2006 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Win4-0 Tomasz ZeprzalkaMD407/03/2006 Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony38-37, 37-37, 38-37.
Win3-0 Peter OravecTKO114/01/2006 Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Saxony-AnhaltReferee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the first round.
Win2-0 Sandor ForgacsTKO126/11/2005 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, North Rhine-WestphaliaReferee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round.
Win1-0 Vlado SzaboUD428/09/2005 Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg40-36, 40-36, 40-36.
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