Nestor Bolum (born 19 September 1986) is a Nigerian

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. As an amateur, he represented his country in the

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Career

In 2003, southpaw Bolum, who works for the Nigerian Air Force, won the silver medal at the

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. At the Olympics he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the

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(54 kg) division by

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's eventual runner-up

Worapoj Petchkoom Worapoj Petchkoom (; ; born May 18, 1981) is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, after losing in the final to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux. He had qualified for ...

. At the Commonwealth Games he was edged out by eventual winner

Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in int ...

in the semifinal. In November 2023, Bolum announced to the Guardian that he is returning to the boxing ring to face Luke Martin.

Professional boxing record

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1986 births Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic boxers for Nigeria Bantamweight boxers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Nigerian Air Force personnel Nigerian male boxers African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2003 All-Africa Games Southpaw boxers Super-bantamweight boxers Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub