Larry Ekundayo

Larry Ekundayo (born Olanrewaju Ekundayo 13 June 1982) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He is currently a welterweight boxer.[2] On 13 July 2018, he won the European International Boxing Federation title by defeating John Thain in London in a fight that lasted 12 rounds.[3][4]

Larry Ekundayo
Born (1982-06-13) 13 June 1982
Lagos Nigeria
Other namesThe Nigerian Beatle [1]
Occupationwelterweight boxer

Career

Ekundayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 13 June 1982. He started boxing for self defense at the age of 12. In 1998, he won the Nigerian Amateur Bantamweight Championship and participated in the 1999 All African Games in South Africa. He made a career switch from bantamweight to welterweight and won the Nigerian Amateur Welterweight Championship in year 2000. He participated in the year 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK and finished as a quarter finalist.[5]

In 2006 and 2007, he won the championship title of the London Regional Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) championship. As an amateur, he won 110 of 125 fights he was engaged in.[6]

Larry’s career as a professional boxer started in November 2012 when he defeated three boxers in one night to become the Light Middleweight Prizefighter champion in London. He was the first boxer in the competition to be given a £2,000 knockout bonus.[5]

On 30 October 2016, he defended his African Boxing Union’s Welterweight title by beating Ghanaian boxer, Joseph ‘The Double Horror’ Lamptey.[7]

On 13 July 2018, he won the European International Boxing Federation title by defeating John Thain in London in a fight that lasted 12 rounds.[3]

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References
  1. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/boxing-news/20181115/281517932150847
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. "BREAKING: Nigeria's Ekundayo defeats British opponent, wins Euro IBF title – Punch Newspapers". punchng-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. "Euro IBF Champion Ekundayo Eager To Win World Title". Complete Sports Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  5. "Larry Ekundayo - MTK Global". MTK Global. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  6. "Nigeria's Larry Ekundayo wins the African boxing title against Ghanaian Joseph Lamptey". C.Hubmagazine. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  7. "Larry Ekundayo: Nigerian boxer wins African Boxing Union's welterweight championship". amp-pulse-ng.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 2018-07-23.


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