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Teke Oruh

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Teke Oruh
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg Super heavyweight

Teke Oruh (born 8 August 1978), alias African Prince, is a Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2010.

Amateur

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Oruh won Bronze at the 1999 All-Africa Games.[citation needed]

Professional career

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Oruh made his professional debut, a first-round knockout of Gustavo Robleto, on 28 July 2001. To date his professional record is 14 wins (6 by knockout) and one loss with 1 draw after getting outpointed by Joey Abell on Showtime.[citation needed]

Professional boxing record

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14 Wins (6 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 19-0 Russia Alexander Povetkin KO 5 16/10/2010 Russia Chekhov, Russia Oruh knocked out at 2:57 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-4 United States Manuel Quezada UD 10 29/11/2008 California Ontario, California, U.S.
Loss 17-1 United States Joey Abell MD 10 16/11/2007 Saint Lucia Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Win 11-2-2 United States Jason Gavern MD 6 24/05/2007 California San Jose, California, U.S.
Win 12-8-1 United States John Clark MD 6 22/02/2007 California Lemoore, California, U.S.
Win 9-10 United States Willie Perryman TKO 6 14/09/2006 California San Jose, California, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the sixth round.
Win 3-4 United States Shaun Tyrone Ross UD 4 20/07/2006 California San Jose, California, U.S.
Win 4-17-4 United States David Johnson UD 4 03/03/2006 California Temecula, California, U.S.
Win 2-5-1 United States Douglas Robertson KO 1 15/12/2005 California Lemoore, California, U.S. Robertson knocked out at 2:37 of the first round.
Win 2-1 United States Shaun Tyrone Ross TKO 3 29/04/2005 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:18 of the third round.
Win 7-2-1 Brazil Marcelino Novaes UD 6 27/08/2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 1-6-2 United States Lee Lark TKO 1 21/11/2003 California Whittier, California, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the first round.
Win 6-8-2 United States Marcus Harvey UD 6 10/05/2003 California Hollywood, California, U.S.
Win 1-1 United States Emanuel Laurents UD 4 08/03/2003 California Tustin, California, U.S.
Win 1-2 Mexico Gerardo Yanez KO 1 24/01/2003 California Ventura, California, U.S. Yanez knocked out at 2:40 of the first round.
Draw 7-1 United States Derek Berry PTS 4 01/02/2002 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Win 1-1 United States Hector Ferreyro UD 4 21/08/2001 Arizona Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Win 1-6 United States Gustavo Robleto TKO 1 28/07/2001 Florida Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the first round.
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