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Ethasor Raphael Akpejiori is a Nigerian professional boxer.

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Raphael Akpejiori
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Real name	Ethasor Raphael Akpejiori
Nickname(s)	Nigerian Hurricane
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Born	Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	14
Wins	14
Wins by KO	13

Early life

Ethasor Raphael Akpejiori was born on 10 October 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria, and grew up in the Surulere area of the city.[2][3] He has five siblings.[4] In 2008, at the age of 17, he moved to Wichita, Kansas, on a basketball scholarship, where he attended Sunrise Christian Academy. In 2010, he moved to Miami, Florida, after being recruited by the University of Miami basketball team, eventually switching to play American football and gaining a place at the Miami Dolphins' rookie training camp.[5][6] He holds a bachelors and master's degree in mechanical engineering.[7]

Amateur career

Akpejiori had a brief amateur, compiling a record of 13–1 (10 KOs).[7] He has been invited by the Nigerian Boxing Federation to compete for Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics as a super-heavyweight.[8]

Professional career

Promoted by CES Boxing and trained by former world champion Glen Johnson,[9] Akpejiori made his professional debut on 14 September 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Omar Acosta at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.[10] Following another first-round TKO win over James Advincola in November,[11] Akpejiori scored three more first-round stoppage wins in 2019; a knockout (KO) over Leo Cassiani in June;[12] and TKOs over Johan Lopez in July[13] and Jose Pulido in August.[14] Akpejiori's first fight of 2020 was a second-round TKO win against Mike Ford in January.[15]

Professional boxing record

13 fights	13 wins	0 losses
By knockout	13	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
13	Win	13–0	Santander Silgado	TKO	1 (8), 1:30	6 Nov 2021	Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Steven Lyons	TKO	1 (8), 2:59	10 Jul 2021	Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Brandon Spencer	TKO	2 (8), 1:42	11 Jun 2021	Avanti Palms Resort, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Curtis Head	TKO	1 (6), 2:21	24 Apr 2021	1500 Grand Central Ave, Vienna, West Virginia, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Joshua Tuani	KO	1 (6), 2:46	23 Jan 2021	Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater, Miramar, Florida, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Jared Torgeson	TKO	2 (6), 1:36	7 Nov 2020	Bonita Springs Elks Lodge, Bonita Springs, Florida, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Gary Kelly	TKO	2 (6), 2:02	22 Aug 2020	Bonita Springs Elks Lodge, Bonita Springs, Florida, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Mike Ford	TKO	2 (6), 0:47	17 Jan 2020	Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jose Pulido	TKO	2 (6), 1:40	17 Aug 2019	Plaza Principal de Pacho, Pacho, Colombia
4	Win	4–0	Johan Lopez	TKO	1 (4), 2:59	26 Jul 2019	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Leo Cassiani	KO	1 (4), 2:45	15 Jun 2019	Parque Central, Tolú, Colombia
2	Win	2–0	James Advincola	TKO	1 (4), 0:49	21 Nov 2018	Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Omar Acosta	TKO	1 (4), 0:59	14 Sep 2018	Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, U.S.

References

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