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Teke Oruh
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg Super heavyweight

Teke Oruh (born August 8, 1978 in Lagos), alias African Prince, is a heavyweight professional boxer from Nigeria.

Amateur

Oruh won Bronze at the 1999 All-Africa Games.

Professional career

Oruh made his professional debut, a first-round knockout of Gustavo Robleto, on July 28, 2001. To date his professional record is 14 wins (6 by knockout) and one loss with 1 draw after getting outpointed by Joey Abell on Showtime.

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (6 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 19-0 Russia Alexander Povetkin KO 5 16/10/2010 Russia Chekhov, Russia Oruh knocked out at 2:57 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-4 United States Manuel Quezada UD 10 29/11/2008 California Ontario, California, United States 92-98, 92-98, 92-98.
Loss 17-1 United States Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell MD 10 16/11/2007 Saint Lucia Gros Islet, Saint Lucia 92-98, 94-96, 95-95.
Win 11-2-2 United States Jason "The Sensation" Gavern MD 6 24/05/2007 California San Jose, California, United States 57-55, 57-55, 56-56.
Win 12-8-1 United States John Clark MD 6 22/02/2007 California Lemoore, California, United States 58-56, 58-56, 57-57.
Win 9-10 United States Willie Perryman TKO 6 14/09/2006 California San Jose, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the sixth round.
Win 3-4 United States Shaun Tyrone Ross UD 4 20/07/2006 California San Jose, California, United States 40-36, 40-36, 40-36.
Win 4-17-4 United States David Johnson UD 4 03/03/2006 California Temecula, California, United States 37-36, 38-37, 37-35.
Win 2-5-1 United States Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson KO 1 15/12/2005 California Lemoore, California, United States Robertson knocked out at 2:37 of the first round.
Win 2-1 United States Shaun Tyrone Ross TKO 3 29/04/2005 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:18 of the third round.
Win 7-2-1 Brazil Marcelino "Robocop" Novaes UD 6 27/08/2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 57-56, 57-56, 57-56.
Win 1-6-2 United States Lee Lark TKO 1 21/11/2003 California Whittier, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the first round.
Win 6-8-2 United States Marcus Harvey UD 6 10/05/2003 California Hollywood, California, United States 58-56, 58-56, 58-56.
Win 1-1 United States Emanuel Laurents UD 4 08/03/2003 California Tustin, California, United States 40-35, 40-35, 40-35.
Win 1-2 Mexico Gerardo Yanez KO 1 24/01/2003 California Ventura, California, United States Yanez knocked out at 2:40 of the first round.
Draw 7-1 United States Derek Berry PTS 4 01/02/2002 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, United States 39-37, 38-38, 38-38.
Win 1-1 United States Hector "Hurricane" Ferreyro UD 4 21/08/2001 Arizona Tempe, Arizona, United States 40-36, 40-36, 40-36.
Win 1-6 United States Gustavo Robleto TKO 1 28/07/2001 Florida Fort Myers, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the first round.
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