Olanrewaju Durodola

Olanrewaju Durodola
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Born	Olanrewaju Durodola (1980-10-16) October 16, 1980 Abuja, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigeria
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach	77 in (197 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	24
Wins	22
Wins by KO	20
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Olanrewaju Durodola (born October 16, 1980) is a Nigerian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division.

Career

In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the 2007 All-Africa Games but qualified at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by beating among others Awusone Yekeni.

He lost his only Olympic match to Cuban Osmay Acosta, Ascota went on further to win a bronze medal.

He is noted for his knockout power, even in the amateurs, having stopped the vast majority of his opponents.

In 2011, Durodola has turned professional. His first professional bout was scheduled for February 19 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, but that fight was canceled when his opponent withdrew from the fight at the last minute. As of 2013, Durodola won the WBC Continentals Americas Cruiser Weight Championship title and WBC Silver Cruiserweight champion.

External links

• Data
• Olympic qualifier