Isaac Ekpo (born 22 October 1982) is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who has challenged three times for a
super-middleweight world title between 2013 and 2018. As an amateur, he competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 2004, Ekpo was a member of the
Nigerian Olympic team, and was defeated in the first round by
Utkirbek Haydarov from
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
.
References
1982 births
Olympic boxers for Nigeria
Living people
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Super-middleweight boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Nigerian male boxers
African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
African Games medalists in boxing
Sportspeople from Abuja
Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
20th-century Nigerian people
21st-century Nigerian people
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