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Obisia Nwankpa
Born (1954-10-09) 9 October 1954 (age 70)
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Statistics
Weight(s)light/light welterweight
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins23 (KO 16)
Losses6 (KO 3)

Obisia Nwankpa (born 9 October 1954 in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional light/light welterweight boxer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s who won Nigerian lightweight title, African Boxing Union light welterweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against Saoul Mamby, his professional fighting weight varied from 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb), i.e. lightweight to 139+14 lb (63.2 kg; 9 st 13.3 lb), i.e. light welterweight.[1]

At the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nwankpa participated in the light-welterweight competition. He won the gold medal, defeating Issake Dabore of Niger in the final.[2] He also won the gold medal in the light-welterweight category at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, defeating Anthony Martey of Ghana in the final.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "2.All-Africa Games - Lagos, Nigeria - January 7-18 1973". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 1 August 2017.