Eddie Ndukwu
| Eddie Ndukwu | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Edward Ndukwu |
| Rated at | bantam/super bantam/featherweight |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born |
1 June 1950 Nigeria |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 14 (KO 10) |
| Losses | 2 (KO 2) |
Eddie Ndukwu (1 June 1950) is a Nigerian amateur and professional bantam/super bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who as an amateur won the gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and represented Nigeria in the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships losing to eventual gold medal winner Howard Davis, Jr. of the United States, and as a professional won the Nigerian Featherweight title, and Commonwealth featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 118 lb (54 kg; 8 st 6 lb), i.e. bantamweight to 124 3⁄4 lb (56.6 kg; 8 st 12.8 lb), i.e. featherweight.[1]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Eddie Ndukwu from BoxRec
- Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
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