Gbenga Oluokun (born 14 June 1983) is a

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from

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, who participated in the

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for his native country. He has faced former world champions and contenders

Manuel Charr Mahmoud Charr (), previously known as Manuel Charr, is a Syrian-German professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title ( Regular version) twice between 2017 and 2024. Early life Charr, son of a Syrian father an ...

Lamon Brewster Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006, and is best known for scoring an upset knockout ...

Kubrat Pulev Kubrat Venkov Pulev (; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title ( Regular version) since 2024. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, includ ...

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Carlos Takam Armand Carlos Netsing Takam (born 6 December 1980) is a Cameroonian-French professional boxer. He has challenged once for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles in 2017. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight ...

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, and

Mariusz Wach Mariusz Wach (; born 14 December 1979) is a Polish professional boxer. He challenged once for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against Wladimir Klitschko in 2012. Early life Wach was born 14 December 1979 in Krak ...

Amateur

In 2003, he captured the gold medal in his weight division at the

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vs Egypt's Mohamed Aly. At the Olympics 2004, he was defeated in the round of sixteen of the

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(over 91 kg) division by

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's eventual runner-up

Roberto Cammarelle Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing ...

Professional

He turned pro afterwards and won 16 fights before being upset by

in 2009.

Professional boxing record

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Agit Kabayel Agit Kabayel (born 23 September 1992) is a German professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim heavyweight title since February 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Eur ...

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Edmund Gerber Edmund Gerber (born 2 August 1988) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2018. At regional level, he challenged once for the European heavyweight title in 2013. As an amateur An amateur () is generally considered a ...

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GETEC Arena The GETEC Arena (until 2011: ''"Bördelandhalle"'') is an indoor sporting arena located in Magdeburg, Germany. The maximum capacity of the arena is 8,071 people for handball games and 8,820 for boxing matches. It is the current home to SC Magd ...

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Krylatskoe Sport Palace Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye () is a multi-purpose indoor arena, indoor sporting arena in Krylatskoye District, Moscow, Russia. The arena has mainly been used to host futsal, boxing, and basketball. The seating capacity of the arena i ...

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Pontault-Combault Pontault-Combault () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.Konstantin Airich Konstantin Airich (born 4 November 1978) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2016. Professional career Airich's first defeat was against Danny Williams in a controversial fight. In the sixth round, Williams landed a ...

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Töölö Sports Hall Töölö Sports Hall (, ) is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and built in 1935 as Messuhalli (Exhibition Hall). It is located near the Olympic St ...

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