Larry Ekundayo (born Olanrewaju Ekundayo on 13 June 1982) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He held the African welterweight title from 2015 to 2016 and the IBF European welterweight title from 2018 to 2019.[1][2]
Larry Ekundayo | |
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| Born | 13 June 1982 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | South African |
| Other names | The Natural |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 1.75 cm (1 in) |
| Reach | 66+1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
Career
editEkundayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 13 June 1982. He started boxing for self defense at the age of 12. In 1998, he won the Nigerian Amateur Bantamweight Championship and participated in the 1999 All-Africa Games in South Africa. He made a career switch from bantamweight to welterweight and won the Nigerian Amateur Welterweight Championship in year 2000. He participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK and finished as a quarter-finalist.[3]
In 2006 and 2007, he won the championship title of the London Regional Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) championship. As an amateur, he won 110 of 125 fights he was engaged in.[4]
Larry’s career as a professional boxer started in November 2012 when he defeated three boxers in one night to become the Light Middleweight Prizefighter champion in London. He was the first boxer in the competition to be given a £2,000 knockout bonus.[3]
On 30 October 2016, he defended his African Boxing Union’s Welterweight title by beating Ghanaian boxer, Joseph ‘The Double Horror’ Lamptey.[5]
On 13 July 2018, he won the IBF European title by defeating John Thain in London in a fight that lasted 12 rounds.[1]
Professional boxing record
edit| 17 fights | 16 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 13 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 17 | Win | 16–1 |  Nathan Hardy
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PTS | 6 | 15 Feb 2020 | York Hall, London, England
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| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Louis Greene
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UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2018 | York Hall, London, England
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Retained IBF European welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | John Thain
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UD | 12 | 13 Jul 2018 | York Hall, London, England
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Won vacant IBF European welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  Adam Grabiec
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PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 2018 | Brentwood Centre, Essex, England
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| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Gary Corcoran
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SD | 12 | 8 Jul 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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For vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Arvydas Trizno
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PTS | 6 | 9 Dec 2016 | Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Joseph Lamptey
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UD | 12 | 30 Oct 2015 | The Troxy, London, England
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Won vacant African welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | William Warburton
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PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2015 | Olympia, Liverpool, England
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Dale Evans
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TKO | 5 (10), 2:38 | 14 Mar 2015 | York Hall, London, England
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Stanislav Nenkov
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PTS | 10 | 11 Oct 2014 | York Hall, London, England
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Won vacant International Masters Silver welterweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Samet Hyuseinov
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PTS | 6 | 12 Jul 2014 | York Hall, London, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Howard Cospolite
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PTS | 8 | 18 May 2013 | York Hall, London, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Terry Carruthers
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TKO | 3 (3), 2:36 | 3 Nov 2012 | York Hall, London, England
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Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Final |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kris Carslaw
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UD | 3 | 3 Nov 2012 | York Hall, London, England
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Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Semi-final |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Craig McEwan
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SD | 3 | 3 Nov 2012 | York Hall, London, England
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Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Quarter-final |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Lewis Byrne
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PTS | 4 | 20 Jun 2012 | York Hall, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Ben Deghani
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TKO | 3 (4), 1:09 | 23 Mar 2012 | The Troxy, London, England
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References
edit- ^ a b "BREAKING: Nigeria's Ekundayo defeats British opponent, wins Euro IBF title – Punch Newspapers". punchng-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Euro IBF Champion Ekundayo Eager To Win World Title". Complete Sports Nigeria. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Larry Ekundayo - MTK Global". MTK Global. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria's Larry Ekundayo wins the African boxing title against Ghanaian Joseph Lamptey". C.Hubmagazine. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Larry Ekundayo: Nigerian boxer wins African Boxing Union's welterweight championship". amp-pulse-ng.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
External links
edit- Larry Ekundayo on BoxRec.
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