Isaac Ekpo (born 22 October 1982) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

who has challenged three times for a

super-middleweight Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds ( ...

world title between 2013 and 2018. As an amateur, he competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

Career

In 2004, Ekpo was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team, and was defeated in the first round by Utkirbek Haydarov from

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References

1982 births Olympic boxers for Nigeria Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Super-middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Nigerian male boxers African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists in boxing Sportspeople from Abuja Boxers at the 2003 All-Africa Games 20th-century Nigerian people 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub