Larry Ekundayo

Larry Ekundayo (born Olanrewaju Ekundayo on 13 June 1982) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He held the African welterweight title from 2015 to 2016 and the IBF European welterweight title from 2018 to 2019.[1][2]

Larry Ekundayo
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Natural
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height1.75 cm (1 in)
Reach66 1⁄2 in (169 cm)
NationalitySouth African
Born (1982-06-13) 13 June 1982
Lagos, Nigeria
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins16
Wins by KO3
Losses1

Career

Ekundayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 13 June 1982. He started boxing for self defense at the age of 12. In 1998, he won the Nigerian Amateur Bantamweight Championship and participated in the 1999 All-Africa Games in South Africa. He made a career switch from bantamweight to welterweight and won the Nigerian Amateur Welterweight Championship in year 2000. He participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK and finished as a quarter-finalist.[3]

In 2006 and 2007, he won the championship title of the London Regional Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) championship. As an amateur, he won 110 of 125 fights he was engaged in.[4]

Larry’s career as a professional boxer started in November 2012 when he defeated three boxers in one night to become the Light Middleweight Prizefighter champion in London. He was the first boxer in the competition to be given a £2,000 knockout bonus.[3]

On 30 October 2016, he defended his African Boxing Union’s Welterweight title by beating Ghanaian boxer, Joseph ‘The Double Horror’ Lamptey.[5]

On 13 July 2018, he won the IBF European title by defeating John Thain in London in a fight that lasted 12 rounds.[1]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
17 fights 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 0
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
17 Win 16–1 Nathan Hardy PTS 6 15 Feb 2020 York Hall, London, England
16 Win 15–1 Louis Greene UD 10 14 Dec 2018 York Hall, London, England Retained IBF European welterweight title
15 Win 14–1 John Thain UD 12 13 Jul 2018 York Hall, London, England Won vacant IBF European welterweight title
14 Win 13–1 Adam Grabiec PTS 6 3 Mar 2018 Brentwood Centre, Essex, England
13 Loss 12–1 Gary Corcoran SD 12 8 Jul 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England For vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Arvydas Trizno PTS 6 9 Dec 2016 Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Joseph Lamptey UD 12 30 Oct 2015 The Troxy, London, England Won vacant African welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 William Warburton PTS 6 25 Jul 2015 Olympia, Liverpool, England
9 Win 9–0 Dale Evans TKO 5 (10), 2:38 14 Mar 2015 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Stanislav Nenkov PTS 10 11 Oct 2014 York Hall, London, England Won vacant International Masters Silver welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Samet Hyuseinov PTS 6 12 Jul 2014 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Howard Cospolite PTS 8 18 May 2013 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Terry Carruthers TKO 3 (3), 2:36 3 Nov 2012 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Final
4 Win 4–0 Kris Carslaw UD 3 3 Nov 2012 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Semi-final
3 Win 3–0 Craig McEwan SD 3 3 Nov 2012 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Light Middleweights III – Quarter-final
2 Win 2–0 Lewis Byrne PTS 4 20 Jun 2012 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Ben Deghani TKO 3 (4), 1:09 23 Mar 2012 The Troxy, London, England

References
  1. "BREAKING: Nigeria's Ekundayo defeats British opponent, wins Euro IBF title – Punch Newspapers". punchng-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "Euro IBF Champion Ekundayo Eager To Win World Title". Complete Sports Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. "Larry Ekundayo - MTK Global". MTK Global. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  4. "Nigeria's Larry Ekundayo wins the African boxing title against Ghanaian Joseph Lamptey". C.Hubmagazine. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  5. "Larry Ekundayo: Nigerian boxer wins African Boxing Union's welterweight championship". amp-pulse-ng.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 2018-07-23.


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