David Adeleye
David Bankole Adeleye | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Bankole Adeleye 16 November 1996 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Big D |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
David Bankole Adeleye[1] (born 16 November 1996) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2013 English National Junior Championships in the heavyweight event.[2][3]
Early life
David Bankole Adeleye was born on 16 November 1996 in London, England, the son of Nigerian parents who hailed from Ikole in Ekiti State, Nigeria.[4] Adeleye's parents never wished for him to go into professional boxing until he had at least finished higher-education.[4][5] When Adeleye was growing up, he admired Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali and Roy Jones Jr.[6]
Amateur career
Adeleye began boxing at the Dale Youth Club, at the age of fourteen, under the tutelage of Gary McGuiness.[7] He became Junior ABA champion in 2013, and winning the Senior ABA Novices in 2017 before winning the Senior ABA title in 2018.[8][9] He later represented England in an international against Denmark in 2018 and secured gold at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Boxing Championships.[10]
Professional career
On 12 July 2019, it was confirmed that Adeleye had turned professional under Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions banner.[11] Adeleye made his professional debut on 21 December 2019, on the undercard of Daniel Dubois against Kyotaro Fujimoto for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London.[12] The referee, Mark Bates, called a halt to proceedings as Adeleye defeated Lithunaian fighter Dmitrij Kalinovskij via technical knockout (TKO) in the first round.[13] On 10 July 2020, Adeleye returned with a second-round knockout over Matt Gordon at the BT Sport Studio in London.[14][15] Adeleye's third fight was a return to the BT Sport Studio on 29 August against Phil Williams, whom Adeleye stopped in the third round, achieving his third knockout victory in a row.[16]
Personal life
Adeleye, who had combined amateur boxing with his studies, graduated in 2018 from the University of Wolverhampton with a degree in Business Management, in which his dissertation was on the business aspect of boxing.[17]
Professional boxing record
| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Danny Whitaker
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TKO | 2 (6), 2:09 | 28 Nov 2020 | Church House, London, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Phil Williams
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TKO | 3 (4), 2:10 | 29 Aug 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Matt Gordon
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TKO | 2 (4), 2:44 | 10 Jul 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Dmitrij Kalinovskij
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TKO | 1 (4), 2:25 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "David Olanrewaju Adeleye".
- ^ Wear Boxing Editors (24 May 2013). "Fab three in Mansfield for Junior Finals". Wear Boxing. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ England Boxing Editors (24 May 2013). "ABAE National Junior Championships 2013". England Boxing. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Adeoye, Adewale (12 July 2020). "23-year old Ekiti Boy Looks Up To World Heavy Weight Champion By Adewale Adeoye". Newspot Nigeria. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Tony (17 April 2020). "23-year old Ekiti Boy Looks Up To World Heavy Weight Champion By Adewale Adeoye". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Nagioff, Jonathan (16 April 2020). "One To Watch: David Adeleye". Pro Boxing Fans. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Scott, Craig (18 January 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: David Adeleye – "Life: Bigger Than Boxing…"". Boxing Social. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Boxing Scene Editors (12 July 2019). "David Adeleye Enters The Heavyweight Mix With Frank Warren". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Amateur Boxing Editors (26 May 2013). "English Junior & Youth National Championships". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ University of Wolverhampton Editors (5 February 2018). "Knock-out success for student boxer". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Queensberry Promotions Editors (12 July 2019). "ADELEYE ADDED TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT MIX". Queensberry Promotions. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ British Boxing News Editors (29 June 2020). "Heavyweight hopeful David Adeleye discusses Daniel Dubois sparring sessions". British Boxing News. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Foster, Elliot (21 December 2019). "David Adeleye Begins Pro Career With First-Round Stoppage". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Mole, Dan (21 July 2020). "Gordon Hoping For Home Comforts". IntuBoxing. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ BBC Editors (10 July 2020). "David Adeleye-Matthew Gordon". BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Singh, Rishabh (30 August 2020). "KNOCKOUT! David Adeleye Crushes Phil Williams in the Third Round". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Mbamalu, Socrates (29 January 2020). "Nigerian Heavyweight Boxer David Adeleye Makes Professional Debut". AllAfrica. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
External links
- Boxing record for David Adeleye from BoxRec (registration required)