Olanrewaju Durodola

Olanrewaju Durodola (born October 16, 1980) is a Nigerian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division.

Career

In his only previous major event he suffered a 29:29 countback loss to Camille Michel of Seychelles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

The 1.92/6'3' Durodola did not compete at the 2007 All-Africa Games 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, Ascota 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 February 19 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 WBC Silver Cruiserweight champion.

Professional boxing record

26 fights, 23 wins (21 knockouts), 3 losses[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
27	N/A	N/A	Pascal Ndomba	N/A	– (12)	2016-12-02	Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra
26	Win	23-3	Yuberti Suarez Diaz	KO	1 (12)	2016-08-12	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
25	Loss	22-3	Mairis Briedis	TKO	9 (12)	2016-05-14	Arena Riga, Riga	Lost WBC Silver Cruiserweight title. WBC final elminator.
24	Win	22-2	Dmitry Kudryashov	TKO	2 (12), 2:29	2015-11-04	Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan	Won WBC Silver Cruiserweight title.
23	Win	21–2	Paakwesi Ankrah	KO	1 (10), 0:48	2015-08-23	The Elysium, Piccadilly Suites, Lagos
22	Win	20–2	Walter David Cabral	KO	1 (10), 2:48	2015-07-11	Combat Club, Sao Paulo	Retained WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
21	Win	19–2	Joell Godfrey	DQ	7 (10), 2:31	2014-12-10	Carriage Club, Kansas City, Missouri	Retained WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
20	Win	18–2	Max Heyman	TKO	2 (10), 0:27	2014-06-13	Phil Welch Stadium, St. Joseph, Missouri	Retained WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
19	Loss	17–2	Thabiso Mchunu	UD	10	2014-01-24	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For vacant NABF Cruiserweight title
18	Win	17–1	Mitch Williams	TKO	6 (10), 1:28	2013-10-26	CenterStage@NoDa, Charlotte, North Carolina	Retained WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
17	Win	16–1	Harvey Jolly	TKO	3 (10), 2:12	2013-08-10	Beech Activity Center, Wichita, Kansas	Retained WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
16	Win	15–1	Victor Barragan	TKO	4 (12), 3:00	2013-04-20	Fireman's Local 77, St. Joseph, Missouri	Win WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
15	Win	14–1	Shannon Miller	KO	2 (6), 1:56	2013-03-15	Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
14	Win	13–1	Billy Cunningham	TKO	1 (6), 2:15	2013-02-15	Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
13	Win	12–1	Aduku Nsor	KO	2 (8), 1:39	2012-12-08	Will Power Boxing Complex, Accra
12	Win	11–1	Ibrahim Marshall	TKO	1 (12), 2:47	2012-11-16	Will Power Boxing Complex, Accra	Win vacant West African Boxing Union cruiserweight title
11	Win	10–1	Sam Hill	TKO	1 (6), 2:17	2012-10-27	Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota
10	Loss	9–1	Akhror Muralimov	TKO	5 (8), 1:21	2012-06-23	American Legion Hall, St. Joseph, Missouri
9	Win	9–0	Calvin Rooks	KO	1 (8), 1:37	2012-04-21	Rising Star Casino, Rising Sun, Indiana
8	Win	8–0	Maron Jackson	TKO	1 (6), 1:21	2012-04-05	Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri
7	Win	7–0	Joseph Rabotte	KO	1 (4), 0:49	2012-03-17	Grand Ballroom, Atlanta, Georgia
6	Win	6–0	Lance Gauch	UD	4	2012-03-10	Admiral Coontz Armor, Hannibal, Missouri
5	Win	5–0	Dione Craig	KO	1 (4), 2:59	2012-02-11	Derby Park Expo, Louisville, Kentucky
4	Win	4–0	Jason Massie	TKO	1 (6), 2:30	2011-11-26	Union Plaza, Jefferson City, Missouri
3	Win	3–0	Benjamin Cantwell	TKO	1 (4), 1:33	2011-10-22	Independence Memorial Hall, Independence, Missouri
2	Win	2–0	Jamal Woods	TKO	3 (4), 2:42	17 September 2011	Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
1	Win	1–0	John Blanchard	TKO	1 (4)	11 June 2011	Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas

References

External links

• Data
• Olympic qualifier