Nestor Bolum (born 19 September 1986) is a Nigerian

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 ...

. As an amateur, he participated in the

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for his native

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n country.

Career

In 2003 southpaw Bolum who works for the Nigerian Air Force won the silver medal at the

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. At the Olympics he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the

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(54 kg) division by

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's eventual runner-up

Worapoj Petchkoom Worapoj Petchkoom ( th, วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม; ; born May 18, 1981) is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigo ...

. At the Commonwealth Games he was edged out by eventual winner

Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in int ...

in the semifinal. On the 7th of November, Bolum announced to the Guardian that he is returning to the boxing ring to face Luke Martin

Professional boxing record

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1986 births Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic boxers of Nigeria Bantamweight boxers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Nigerian Air Force personnel Nigerian male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games Southpaw boxers Super-bantamweight boxers Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub