Efetobor Wesley Apochi
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| Full name | Efetobor Wesley Apochi | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria |
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| Born | 2 November 1987 (age 36) Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria |
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
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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]
See also
- Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Heavyweight
- 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Heavyweight
- 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Heavyweight
- Boxing at the 2011 All-Africa Games
References
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- ↑ Efetobor Apochi-The New Nigerian Heavy Weight Boxing Champion
External links
- Photo: Australia's Jai Opetaia fights Nigeria's Efetobor Apochi
- Photo: Efetobor Apochi of Nigeria competes against Samir El-Mais of Canada
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