Abdul-Afeez Osoba

Abdul-Afeez Osoba
Born (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)
NationalityNigerian
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Morocco Welterweight (69 kg)

Abdul-Afeez Osoba (born 31 October 1995) is a Nigerian amateur boxer.[1]

He competed for Nigeria at local and international boxing competitions.[2]

Achievements

Osoba's five times National Champion in Nigeria. Two times National Sports Festival Gold Medalist. Bronze Medalist at African Zone 3 Boxing Championship in Cameroon. He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in boxing.

He defeated Carl Leviticus of Bahamas.

in the men's light-middleweight round of 32 match with a technical knockout.[3]

He loss in the round of 16 by Unanimous decision to Garan Croft[4] from Wales.

He was defeated by Mauritius Merven Clair in the men's 69 kg Welterweight final by split decision to emerge as a silver medalist for Nigeria at the 12th African Games in Morocco.[5]

He signed a contract with Streetwise Management, a boxing management company in the United Kingdom.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Abdul-Afeez Osoba". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Popoola, Oluwadare (1 August 2022). "Team Nigeria Preview – 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 5". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Osoba knocks down opponent in round Of 16". The Guardian Nigeria News. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Boxer Osoba out, judoka Asonye loses bronze". Punch Newspapers. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ Kuti, Dare (31 August 2019). "Abdulafeez Osoba: I was robbed in the Gold medal bout". ACLSports. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Osoba seals UK deal". Punch Newspapers. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.


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