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Innocent Anyanwu

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Innocent Anyanwu
Born
Innocent Anyanwu

(1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 41)
Ekwerazu, Nigeria
NationalityNiederlande Dutch / Nigeria Nigerian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Featherweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10000
Wins9000
Wins by KO8446
Losses1
Draws0

Innocent Anyanwu // (born 25 September 1982) is a Dutch professional boxer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He currently [when?] holds the Dutch and BeNeLux Super Featherweight titles.

Biography

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Innocent Anyanwu was born in Ekwerazu, Imo State, Nigeria. When he was 13 his mother died and Innocent quit school. Shortly thereafter he started to work as a car mechanic in his brother's garage. However, he had a dream to practise sports in Germany, even though he did not know which sport. He left Nigeria when he was 16 and went to Cameroon without a passport because he did not have one. Since Cameroon is a French-speaking country, the language barrier proved a problem. Still, after that, he went to another French-speaking country, Gabon, where a brother of his was living.[1] Through German tourists, Innocent learned that he needed several visas in order to compete in sports there. Since he did not have a passport, Innocent never went to Europe.[2]

Professional career

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Innocent started his boxing career in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2001. After promising his trainer Martin Jansen total dedication to the sport, an intense training regime started and the cooperation continued until today. After three months Innocent participated in his first boxing match which he won. The victory parade of Innocent continued through the amateur ranks in national and international boxing matches in The Netherlands. Innocent fought against boxers from not only the Netherlands but also from Belgium, Russia and Germany. With only 3 losses (early in his boxing career) in 36 contests, and many wins by (T)KO, Innocent wanted to represent the Netherlands at the Olympics in Athens but was denied because he did not hold Dutch nationality. Innocent then went back to his native country Nigeria where he captured the national amateur title and Champion of Champions trophy at super-featherweight. That enabled Innocent to return to the Netherlands and reunite in 2005 with his longtime boxing trainer Martin Jansen to continue his professional boxing career.[1]

In 2005, Innocent made his pro debut. He fought 20 times up to October 2009 in and outside the Netherlands and never lost a fight. He captured the Dutch national and smaller European (BeNeLux) crown. Innocent's goal is to support his people in Ekwerazu, Nigeria through his boxing career. His results as a sportsman and social human being were awarded by the Dutch Queen with a Dutch passport (with a radio chip and coil), which enables him to participate on short notice in a European championship fight.

Professional boxing record

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22 Wins (13 KO), 13 Loss (4 KO), 3 Draws
Result Record Opponent Date Standort Notes
Loss 11-5-1 Belgien Ahmed El Hamwi UD 8 2014-02-01 Belgien Ingelmunster, Belgium
Loss 20-0-0 Finnland Edis Tatli KO 5 2013-08-17 Finnland Savonlinna, Finland
Loss 13-0-0 Belgien Steve Jamoye UD 8 2013-06-29 Belgien Liege, Belgium
Draw 6-0-1 Belgien Arnaud Dimidschtein MD 8 2013-03-23 Belgien Hainaut, Belgium
Loss 9-2-0 Tunesien Hedi Slimani UD 8 2013-02-02 Belgien Ingelmunster, Belgium
Loss 25-0-1 Belgien Jean Pierre Bauwens UD 8 2012-02-18 Belgien Izegem, Belgium
Loss 24-23-3 Spanien Ruddy Encarnacion UD 8 2012-10-15 Niederlande Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss 25-2-0 Wales Gary Buckland PTS 8 2012-07-21 Vereinigtes Königreich Wales, United Kingdom
Loss 21-8-2 Kanada Arash Usmanee UD 8 2012-02-18 Kanada Quebec, Canada
Loss 23-4-0 Italien Ermano Fegatilli UD 8 2011-12-23 Belgien Liege, Belgium
Loss 22-22-3 Spanien Ruddy Encarnacion TKO 8 2011-11-11 Belgien Antwerp, Belgium
Win 2-24-0 Belgien Pascal Bouchez UD 6 2010-05-16 Niederlande Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss 21-8-2 Portugal Antonio João Bento KO10 2010-05-16 Niederlande Hilversum, Netherlands Vacant EBA super featherweight title
Win 0-8-0 Deutschland Tahir Celic RTD 4 2009-11-28 Niederlande Hoyer's Gym, Heerlen
Win 21-3-0 Spanien Sergio Palomo TKO 3 2009-10-26 Niederlande Carré, Amsterdam
Win 14–3-0 Belgien Herve De Luca TKO 3 2009-04-19 Niederlande Bussum
Draw 14–4-0 Armenien Hovhannes Zhamkochyan MD 10 2008-12-25 Belgien Izegem, West-Vlaanderen BeNeLux lightweight title
Win 7–2-0 Armenien Karen Boyadjyan TKO 6 2008-11-01 Belgien Izegem, West-Vlaanderen Defended BeNeLux super featherweight title
Win 10–3-0 Frankreich Mhand Boukedim TKO 6 2008-10-13 Niederlande Carré, Amsterdam
Win 4–4-1 Niederlande Nico Schroeder TKO 3 2008-09-20 Niederlande Rotterdam
Win 6–32-0 Tschechische Republik Zsolt Botos KO 3 2008-05-12 Belgien Deinze, East Flanders
Win 0–12-0 Belgien Pascal Bouchez UD 6 2008-04-19 Niederlande Rotterdam
Win 9–2-0 Tschechische Republik Araik Sachbazjan UD 10 2008-04-13 Niederlande The Hague Won vacant Dutch super featherweight title
Win 0–4-0 Rumänien Felician Trif TKO 2 2008-02-17 Niederlande The Hague
Win 5–9-0 Belgien Younes Amrani UD 8 2007-06-09 Belgien Antwerp
Win 9–0-1 Belgien Herve De Luca KO 7 2007-05-01 Belgien Bruges, West Flanders Won vacant BeNeLux super featherweight title
Win 5–10-0 Slowakei Lubos Priehradnik PTS 8 2006-12-16 Belgien Brussels
Win 9–40-0 Ungarn Bela Sandor PTS 6 2006-09-30 Niederlande Stadskanaal
Win 1–10-0 Tschechische Republik Josef Holub KO 5 2006-05-20 Niederlande Purmerend Holub not able to beat the count after a body-shot. No suspension required by the doctor.
Draw 4-4-2 Armenien Erik Nazarian PTS 8 2006-05-01 Belgien Bruges, West Flanders
Win 0–5-0 Tschechische Republik Zsolt Botos PTS 6 2006-09-30 Niederlande Barneveld
Win 0–1-0 Tschechische Republik Josef Holub PTS 4 2006-02-25 Niederlande Spakenburg Referee: Hennie De Rijk 40-37
Win 3–0 Rumänien Daniel Chitu TKO 3 2005-11-12 Niederlande Helmond
Win 2–0 Niederlande Chad Bisschop PTS 6 2005-11-12 Niederlande Amersfoort Referee: Hennie De Rijk 59-56
Win 0-1–0 Tschechische Republik Tomas Berki TKO 2 (4) 2005-10-01 Niederlande Hilversum

References

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  1. ^ a b "WBA Boxer Profile". World Boxing Association. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Frequently Asked Questions". www.germany.info. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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