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Efetobor Apochi
Personal information
Full name	Efetobor Wesley Apochi
Nationality	Nigeria
Born	2 November 1987 (age 37); Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Heavyweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
African Games

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]

Professional boxing record

14 fights	12 wins	2 losses
By knockout	12	0
By decision	0	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location
14	Win	12–2	Lucas Pontes Da Silva	TKO	5 (10), 2:33	16 Feb 2024	Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S.
13	Loss	11–2	Adrian Taylor	SD	8	16 Apr 2022	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
12	Loss	11–1	Brandon Glanton	SD	10	27 Jun 2021	The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Deon Nicholson	KO	3 (12), 1:12	17 Apr 2021	Shrine Exposition Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Joe Jones	KO	3 (10), 0:51	14 Nov 2020	Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Larry Pryor	TKO	4 (4), 2:09	4 Oct 2019	Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Earl Newman	KO	7 (8), 2:12	25 May 2019	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Raymond Ochieng	TKO	2 (6), 1:57	23 Feb 2019	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Eric Abraham	TKO	1 (6), 2:20	22 Dec 2018	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Aaron Chavers	TKO	1 (6), 0:18	24 Aug 2018	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Cashton Young	TKO	3 (6), 1:43	26 May 2018	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Darrius Flowers	TKO	2 (6), 2:16	10 Mar 2018	Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Leo Pia	KO	1 (4), 1:52	23 Sep 2017	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Daniel Mejia Hernandez	TKO	2 (4), 2:05	30 Jul 2017	Mechanics Bank Arena, Bakersfield, California, U.S.

References

^ ^a ^b Glasgow 2014: Team Nigeria's Hope Apochi Advances into Boxing Medal Event, Naija Delta, 2014, archived from the original on 11 August 2014, retrieved 2 August 2014
^ Colin reigns on Africa, Lausanne, CH: AIBA, 9 December 2011, In the heavyweight division, Algeria's other WSB boxer, twice African Championships silver medallist, Chouaib Bouloudinat, was too strong for Nigeria's newcomer Apochi Efetobor. The Constantine-based boxer won the final by a clear 19:8.
^ 2013 World Championships opens in Kazakhstan, Lausanne, CH: AIBA, 14 October 2013, retrieved 2 August 2014, Heavyweight Nigerian Apochi, won the crowds over with his performance this afternoon. Though initially looking out gunned by his taller Turkish opponent Seyda Keser, the African boxer unleashed a storm of hooks which dropped his larger opponent and opened a cut above his left eye. Seeming to burst in flurries before recovering the African is clearly an explosive style of fighter and though his technique may not be the most refined he definitely has the heart and power to cause anyone a problem this year.
^ Gómez Mendoza, Jesús (27 January 2014). "Mexico Guerreros busca retomar el buen rumbo". Prensa WSB México. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Commonwealth Games: Boxers Explain Gains Of Training Tour". The Tide. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Lutton, Phil (31 July 2014). "Shelley Watts a bright spark on a tough day for Aussie boxers in Glasgow". The Age. Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Parker, Jim (1 August 2014). "El-Mais to fight for gold at Commonwealth Games". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Canada. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ "Boxing: Men's Heavy (91kg)". BBC. London, UK. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ "Efetobor Apochi Biography". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Yahoo Sports, Yahoo, 2014, retrieved 2 August 2014, Australia's Jai Opetaia (L) fights Nigeria's Efetobor Apochi during a men's heavy quarter-final boxing match at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 30, 2014.
^ Sunday, Eno-Abasi (30 July 2014). "Apochi in boxing semifinal after pummelling Australia's Opetaia". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014. SPECTATORS on the tiered stands at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), venue of the boxing event at the Commonwealth Games, yesterday were in awe after a showboating Efetobore Apochi burst into rounds of backflips in celebration of his victory over Australia's Jai Opetaia. Apochi, a microbiologist, who graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, and captain of the Nigerian boxing team, resorted to the acrobatic display to celebrate his success in the round of 16.
^ Efetobor Apochi-The New Nigerian Heavy Weight Boxing Champion