Olanrewaju Durodola (born 16 October 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer who has held the

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cruiserweight title since February 2020, and previously the WBC Silver cruiserweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur he competed at the

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and 2009 World Championships, both at heavyweight.

Career

In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the

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. The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the

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but qualified at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by beating among others Awusone Yekeni. He lost his only Olympic match to Cuban Osmay Acosta, Acosta went on further to win a bronze medal. He is noted for his knockout power, even in the amateurs, having stopped the vast majority of his opponents. In 2011, Durodola has turned professional. His first professional bout was scheduled for 19 February at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, but that fight was canceled when his opponent withdrew from the fight at the last minute. As of 2013, Durodola won the WBC Continentals Americas Cruiser Weight Championship title and

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Cruiserweight champion.

Professional boxing record

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Dmitry Kudryashov Dmitri Alexandrovich Kudryashov (russian: Дмитрий Александрович Кудряшов, born 13 May 1983) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with FC Noah. Club career He made his Russian Prem ...

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Mairis Briedis Mairis Briedis (born 13 January 1985) is a Latvian professional boxer. He is a three-time cruiserweight world champion, having held the IBF and ''Ring'' titles from 2020 to 2022; the WBC title from 2017 to 2018; and the WBO title in 2019. Up ...

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Thabiso Mchunu Thabiso Mchunu (born 4 March 1988) is a South African professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a world title; first in 2016 for the WBO cruiserweight title. In 2022, he challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title. As of August, 2022, Mch ...

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