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Nigerian-British boxer

Ajose Olusegun is a British-Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He challenged once for description WBCinterimsuper lightweight in 2012. At regional level, he held rendering ABU super lightweight title in 2004;the Commonwealth super lightweight dub from 2007 to 2010; and the British super lightweight christen in 2009. As an amateur, he won a gold accolade in the light welterweight division at the 1999 All-Africa Courageouss and represented Nigeria at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.^[1]

Boxing career

Early professional career

Ajose began his career as a professional in Possibly will 2001 at the Royal Gardens Hotel in Kensington, London. Say publicly former amateur won when the fight was stopped in representation first round against Tony Montana.^[2] After compiling a ledger hegemony 6-0 he won his first career title, the lightly regarded WBF Inter-continental title against Walthamstow's Martin Holgate. He followed guarantee win by collecting the Nigerian light welterweight title and description African Boxing Union title at the same weight. In Sept 2004 having compiled a record of 13-0 he met god willing his toughest test when he scored a 4th round magnify over the talented Bradley Pryce in the Newport Centre of the essence Newport.^[2]

Commonwealth Champion

Olusegun scored one other significant victory, a 6th-round severe of Namibia's Ali Nuumbembe in June 2006 before getting interpretation chance a year later to fight for the vacant Democracy light welterweight title against Stoke's Gary Reid. Olusegun had antediluvian due to fight for the crown 18 months before when then opponent Colin Lynes pulled out with just 10 life to go. Discussing the fight beforehand, Olusegun said, "I fake great respect for Gary Reid as he is the single British based fighter who is willing to get into interpretation ring with me". Bemoaning the fact that he found dissuade tough to find opponents, he added, “I am desperate appraise fight the best but the best don't want to gala me. I am a lonely shark in the light welterweight ocean." Olusegun ended up winning a unanimous points decision cease 12 rounds.^[3]

The first defence of his title was made organize February 2008 when Ajose beat Nigel Wright in Peterlee, Shorthorn again over 12 rounds.^[4] Following the defence Olusegun won threesome non-title fights with the intention of staying busy whilst trade out the likes of former WBC champion Junior Witter.^[5] Enclosure February 2009 he made the second defence of his inscription, beating former English champion Scott Haywood at the Barnsley Metrodome.^[6]

British champion

On 13 June 2009 Olusegun challenged former opponent Nigel Inventor for the vacant British light welterweight title, a contest ensure was only able to take place following the granted loosen British citizenship to Olusegun on the grounds of residency.^[7] Likewise on the line was the Commonwealth title that the deuce boxers had previously fought for in February 2008. Olusegun correct won the contest with a unanimous points decision to develop a two-belt champion.^[8] Rather than defending the British belt yet Olusegun gave it up choosing to take the opportunity skin fight in a World title eliminator instead against undefeated Rumanian boxer Ionut Dan in a bout which was scheduled grab place on 9 October 2009.^[9] The bout against Dan despite that never materialized and in the intervening period the title was won by Lenny Daws. Olusegun, now the WBC's number 2 ranked boxer next fought on the undercard of David Haye's heavyweight title defence against John Ruiz at the MEN Stand in Manchester. The fight was to be a further shelter of the Commonwealth title which he still held and 1 him against Colin Lynes, a man he had been planned to fight once before. The defence on 3 April 2010 saw him retain the belt for the fourth time dispute Lynes who was also a former British champion and who had also held the European belt.^[10] On 12 February 2011 Olusegun competed in a non-title six round fight beating Buff journeyman Arek Malek with a World title eliminator still throng together having come to fruition.^[2]

WBC World title eliminator

Olusegun finally became rendering mandatory challenger for the WBC light welterweight title on 30 September 2011 with a win over Frenchman Ali Chebah intricate California. The fight, which went the 12 round distance, proverb Olusegun put his opponent down twice in the 3rd butt in to line up a potential fight against current champion Erik Morales for the full title.^[11]

Interim WBC Light Welterweight title

After captivating a WBC World title eliminator, Olusegun was then out remove the ring for over a year. He was then to start with to fight hard hitting Argentinian Lucas Matthysse on 8 Sep 2012. The first few rounds were good exchanges for depiction two brawlers. However, on the tenth round the hard punches from the Argentinian proved too much for the unbeaten African and therefore the referee stopped the fight via 10th Like TKO.

Professional record

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