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Nigerian-British boxer

Ajose Olusegun is trig British-Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014.

He challenged once for significance WBCinterimsuper lightweight in 2012. Torture regional level, he held high-mindedness ABU super lightweight title divide 2004;the Commonwealth super lightweight fame from 2007 to 2010; concentrate on the British super lightweight designation in 2009. As an green, he won a gold award in the light welterweight branch at the 1999 All-Africa Festivity and represented Nigeria at distinction 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.^[1]

Boxing career

Early professional career

Ajose began his existence as a professional in Might 2001 at the Royal Gardens Hotel in Kensington, London.

Honesty former amateur won when integrity fight was stopped in significance first round against Tony Montana.^[2] After compiling a ledger answer 6-0 he won his be in first place career title, the lightly assumed WBF Inter-continental title against Walthamstow's Martin Holgate. He followed ditch win by collecting the Nigerien light welterweight title and nobleness African Boxing Union title shakeup the same weight.

In Sept 2004 having compiled a compose of 13-0 he met maybe his toughest test when smartness scored a 4th round amplify over the talented Bradley Pryce in the Newport Centre make known Newport.^[2]

Commonwealth Champion

Olusegun scored one upset significant victory, a 6th-round strong of Namibia's Ali Nuumbembe clear up June 2006 before getting say publicly chance a year later money fight for the vacant State light welterweight title against Stoke's Gary Reid.

Olusegun had antique due to fight for authority crown 18 months before as then opponent Colin Lynes pulled out with just 10 cycle to go. Discussing the stand up to beforehand, Olusegun said, "I own great respect for Gary Philosopher as he is the sole British based fighter who deference willing to get into goodness ring with me".

Bemoaning description fact that he found give permission to tough to find opponents, sand added, “I am desperate open to the elements fight the best but rendering best don't want to encounter me. I am a solitary shark in the light welterweight ocean." Olusegun ended up sickly a unanimous points decision done 12 rounds.^[3]

The first defence healthy his title was made inconsequential February 2008 when Ajose batter Nigel Wright in Peterlee, City again over 12 rounds.^[4] Shadowing the defence Olusegun won span non-title fights with the advantage of staying busy whilst vocation out the likes of rankle WBC champion Junior Witter.^[5] Hem in February 2009 he made distinction second defence of his give a ring, beating former English champion Thespian Haywood at the Barnsley Metrodome.^[6]

British champion

On 13 June 2009 Olusegun challenged former opponent Nigel Inventor for the vacant British roost welterweight title, a contest guarantee was only able to right place following the granted illustrate British citizenship to Olusegun pay homage to the grounds of residency.^[7] Along with on the line was say publicly Commonwealth title that the figure boxers had previously fought particular in February 2008.

Olusegun again won the contest touch a unanimous points decision confine become a two-belt champion.^[8] Degree than defending the British strip however Olusegun gave it ham choosing to take the prospect to fight in a Globe title eliminator instead against unvanquished Romanian boxer Ionut Dan surround a bout which was directed take place on 9 Oct 2009.^[9] The bout against Dan however never materialized and hill the intervening period the epithet was won by Lenny Daws.

Olusegun, now the WBC's edition 2 ranked boxer next fought on the undercard of King Haye's heavyweight title defence realize John Ruiz at the Joe public Arena in Manchester. The engage in battle was to be a just starting out defence of the Commonwealth nickname which he still held point of view pitched him against Colin Lynes, a man he had antediluvian scheduled to fight once already.

The defence on 3 Apr 2010 saw him retain nobleness belt for the fourth ahead against Lynes who was as well a former British champion cope with who had also held ethics European belt.^[10] On 12 Feb 2011 Olusegun competed in clean up non-title six round fight fighting Polish journeyman Arek Malek agree with a World title eliminator unmoving not having come to fruition.^[2]

WBC World title eliminator

Olusegun finally became the mandatory challenger for position WBC light welterweight title team 30 September 2011 with clean win over Frenchman Ali Chebah in California.

The fight, which went the 12 round stretch, saw Olusegun put his contestant down twice in the Ordinal round to line up clean up potential fight against current defender Erik Morales for the brimfull title.^[11]

Interim WBC Light Welterweight title

After winning a WBC World fame eliminator, Olusegun was then muffle of the ring for mishap a year.

He was substantiate set to fight hard intervention Argentinian Lucas Matthysse on 8 September 2012. The first rounds were good exchanges entertain the two brawlers. However, rumination the tenth round the arduous punches from the Argentinian cogent too much for the victorious Nigerian and therefore the critique stopped the fight via Ordinal Round TKO.

Professional record

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