Muideen Akanji (born May 12, 1992) is a Nigerian boxer who competes as a
middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
he was defeated in the heats of the
Men's middleweight by
Darren O'Neill.
References
Living people
Boxers from Lagos
Olympic boxers for Nigeria
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Middleweight boxers
Boxers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
1992 births
Yoruba sportspeople
Nigerian male boxers
African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
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