Bob Ajisafe

Abubaker "Bob" Ajisafe (born 13 April 1985) is a British professional boxer. He challenged for the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2016. At regional level, he held the British light-heavyweight title in 2014 and the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in 2015.

Bob Ajisafe
Statistics
Real nameAbubaker Ajisafe
Nickname(s)Lionheart
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Losses4

Professional career

Born in Nottingham and now based in Leeds, Ajisafe turned professional in 2007 after a successful amateur career, winning his first six fights. In 2009 he competed in the Prizefighter tournament, losing in the quarter-final to Carl Dilks. Wins over Ovill McKenzie and Phil Goodwin in 2009 set him up for a challenge for Tony Bellew's Commonwealth title in September 2010;[1] Bellew took a unanimous points decision despite being knocked down in the fourth round.[2]

Ajisafe's next fight was against Darren Stubbs in July 2011 for the vacant English light-heavyweight title, Ajisafe winning after a cut above Stubbs' eye forced a stoppage. He successfully defended the title against Travis Dickinson in December 2012.[3]

In March 2014 he met Dean Francis for the vacant British light-heavyweight title, taking a unanimous points decision.[4][5] He subsequently beat Leon Senior and in November 2014 beat Matty Clarkson to win the MaxiNutrition Knockout Trophy.[6]

In January 2015, Commonwealth champion Enzo Maccarinelli was ordered to make a mandatory defence of his title against Ajisafe.[7]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
22 fights 19 wins 3 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 10 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
23 Loss 19–4 Hosea Burton UD 10 14 Dec 2019 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: Light-heavyweight – Quarter-final
22 Win 19–3 Genadij Krajevskij TKO 6 (6) 3 Aug 2019 Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
21 Win 18–3 Dominik Landgraf TKO 2 (6) 16 Dec 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
20 Win 17–3 Josef Obeslo PTS 6 13 May 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
19 Loss 16–3 Umar Salamov UD 12 21 May 2016 Megasport Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia For IBO light-heavyweight title
18 Win 16–2 Daniel Wanyonyi KO 4 13 Jun 2015 Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England Won Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
17 Win 15–2 Georgi Kandelaki TKO 2 11 Apr 2015 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
16 Win 14–2 Matty Clarkson RTD 4 8 Nov 2014 Glow, Bluewater, Greenhithe, England
15 Win 13–2 Leon Senior TKO 5 (10) 17 May 2014 Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England
14 Win 12–2 Dean Francis UD 12 15 Mar 2014 Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England Won British light-heavyweight title
13 Win 11–2 Carl Wild PTS 4 30 Mar 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
12 Win 10–2 Travis Dickinson UD 10 15 Dec 2012 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England Retained English light-heavyweight title
11 Win 9–2 Darren Stubbs TKO 3 (10) 16 Jul 2011 Sports Centre, Oldham, England Won English light-heavyweight title
10 Loss 8–2 Tony Bellew UD 12 24 Sep 2010 Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England For Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
9 Win 8–1 Phil Goodwin PTS 6 3 Oct 2009 Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
8 Win 7–1 Ovill McKenzie PTS 8 17 Apr 2009 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England
7 Loss 6–1 Carl Dilks UD 3 20 Feb 2009 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Adie Whitmore TKO 4 (6) 5 Sep 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
5 Win 5–0 Jamie Norkett PTS 4 25 Jul 2008 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
4 Win 4–0 Yanko Pavlov PTS 4 9 May 2008 Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough, England
3 Win 3–0 Jamie Norkett PTS 4 26 Apr 2008 Darlington & District Club, Darlington, England
2 Win 2–0 Victor Smith PTS 4 22 Feb 2008 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Tom Owens TKO 2 (4) 18 Nov 2007 Custard Factory, Birmingham, England

References
  1. Steel, Adam (2010) "Bob Ajisafe building towards Commonwealth glory", Evening Gazette, 24 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  2. Davies, Gareth A. (2010) "Tony Bellew defeats Bob Ajisafe to retain Commonwealth light-heavyweight title", The Daily Telegraph, 24 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  3. Johns, Craig (2014) "Travis Dickinson made to wait for Bob Ajisafe rematch for British title", Newcastle Chronicle, 25 September 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  4. Hines, Martin (2014) "Boxing on TV this weekend: Hopkins vs Kovalev and Ajisafe vs Dickinson", The Independent, 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  5. Boyman, John (2014) "AS IT HAPPENED - Dean Francis v Bob Ajisafe", Basingstoke Gazette, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  6. "Bob Ajisafe wins knockout trophy after late replacement Matty Clarkson is pulled out", Sky Sports, 9 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  7. "Commonwealth Council orders Enzo Maccarinelli to defend his light-heavyweight title against Bob Ajisafe Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine", Boxing News, 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015
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