Innocent Anyanwu
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Netherlands Dutch / Nigeria Nigerian |
| Born | Innocent Anyanwu 25 September 1982 Ekwerazu, Nigeria |
| Weight | Super Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 70 |
| Wins | 59 |
| Win by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 3 |
Innocent Anyanwu // Audio file "Ig-Innocent Anyanwu.ogg" not found (born 25 September 1982) is a Dutch professional boxer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He currently [when?] holds the Dutch and BeNeLux Super Featherweight titles.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Innocent Anyanwu was born in Ekwerazu, Imo State, Nigeria. When he was 13 his mother died and Innocent quit school. Shortly thereafter he started to work as a car mechanic in his brother's garage. However, he had a dream to practise sports in Germany, even though he did not know which sport. He left Nigeria when he was 16 and went to Cameroon without a passport because he did not have one. Since Cameroon is a French-speaking country, the language barrier proved a problem. Still, after that, he went to another French-speaking country, Gabon, where a brother of his was living.[1] Through German tourists, Innocent learned that he needed several visas in order to compete in sports there. Since he did not have a passport, Innocent never went to Europe.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Innocent started his boxing career in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2001. After promising his trainer Martin Jansen total dedication to the sport, an intense training regime started and the cooperation continued until today. After three months, Innocent participated in his first boxing match which he won. The victory parade of Innocent continued through the amateur ranks in national and international boxing matches in The Netherlands. Innocent fought against boxers from not only the Netherlands but also from Belgium, Russia and Germany. With only 3 losses (early in his boxing career) in 36 contests, and many wins by (T)KO, Innocent wanted to represent the Netherlands at the Olympics in Athens but was denied because he did not hold Dutch nationality. Innocent then went back to his native country Nigeria where he captured the national amateur title and Champion of Champions trophy at super-featherweight. That enabled Innocent to return to the Netherlands and reunite in 2005 with his longtime boxing trainer Martin Jansen to continue his professional boxing career.[1]
In 2005, Innocent made his pro debut. He fought 20 times up to October 2009 in and outside the Netherlands and never lost a fight. He captured the Dutch national and smaller European (BeNeLux) crown. Innocent's goal is to support his people in Ekwerazu, Nigeria through his boxing career. His results as a sportsman and social human being were awarded by the Dutch Queen with a Dutch passport (with a radio chip and coil), which enables him to participate on short notice in a European championship fight.
Professional boxing record
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| 22 Wins (13 KO), 13 Loss (4 KO), 3 Draws | ||||||
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| Result | Record | Opponent | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Loss | 11-5-1 | Belgium Ahmed El Hamwi | UD 8 | 2014-02-01 | Belgium Ingelmunster, Belgium | |
| Loss | 20-0-0 | Finland Edis Tatli | KO 5 | 2013-08-17 | Finland Savonlinna, Finland | |
| Loss | 13-0-0 | Belgium Steve Jamoye | UD 8 | 2013-06-29 | Belgium Liege, Belgium | |
| Draw | 6-0-1 | Belgium Arnaud Dimidschtein | MD 8 | 2013-03-23 | Belgium Hainaut, Belgium | |
| Loss | 9-2-0 | Tunisia Hedi Slimani | UD 8 | 2013-02-02 | Belgium Ingelmunster, Belgium | |
| Loss | 25-0-1 | Belgium Jean Pierre Bauwens | UD 8 | 2012-02-18 | Belgium Izegem, Belgium | |
| Loss | 24-23-3 | Spain Ruddy Encarnacion | UD 8 | 2012-10-15 | Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 25-2-0 | Wales Gary Buckland | PTS 8 | 2012-07-21 | United Kingdom Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 21-8-2 | Canada Arash Usmanee | UD 8 | 2012-02-18 | Canada Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 23-4-0 | Italy Ermano Fegatilli | UD 8 | 2011-12-23 | Belgium Liege, Belgium | |
| Loss | 22-22-3 | Spain Ruddy Encarnacion | TKO 8 | 2011-11-11 | Belgium Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Win | 2-24-0 | Belgium Pascal Bouchez | UD 6 | 2010-05-16 | Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 21-8-2 | Portugal Antonio João Bento | KO10 | 2010-05-16 | Netherlands Hilversum, Netherlands | Vacant EBA super featherweight title |
| Win | 0-8-0 | Germany Tahir Celic | RTD 4 | 2009-11-28 | Netherlands Hoyer's Gym, Heerlen | |
| Win | 21-3-0 | Spain Sergio Palomo | TKO 3 | 2009-10-26 | Netherlands Carré, Amsterdam | |
| Win | 14–3-0 | Belgium Herve De Luca | TKO 3 | 2009-04-19 | Netherlands Bussum | |
| Draw | 14–4-0 | Armenia Hovhannes Zhamkochyan | MD 10 | 2008-12-25 | Belgium Izegem, West-Vlaanderen | BeNeLux lightweight title |
| Win | 7–2-0 | Armenia Karen Boyadjyan | TKO 6 | 2008-11-01 | Belgium Izegem, West-Vlaanderen | Defended BeNeLux super featherweight title |
| Win | 10–3-0 | France Mhand Boukedim | TKO 6 | 2008-10-13 | Netherlands Carré, Amsterdam | |
| Win | 4–4-1 | Netherlands Nico Schroeder | TKO 3 | 2008-09-20 | Netherlands Rotterdam | |
| Win | 6–32-0 | Czech Republic Zsolt Botos | KO 3 | 2008-05-12 | Belgium Deinze, East Flanders | |
| Win | 0–12-0 | Belgium Pascal Bouchez | UD 6 | 2008-04-19 | Netherlands Rotterdam | |
| Win | 9–2-0 | Czech Republic Araik Sachbazjan | UD 10 | 2008-04-13 | Netherlands The Hague | Won vacant Dutch super featherweight title |
| Win | 0–4-0 | Romania Felician Trif | TKO 2 | 2008-02-17 | Netherlands The Hague | |
| Win | 5–9-0 | Belgium Younes Amrani | UD 8 | 2007-06-09 | Belgium Antwerp | |
| Win | 9–0-1 | Belgium Herve De Luca | KO 7 | 2007-05-01 | Belgium Bruges, West Flanders | Won vacant BeNeLux super featherweight title |
| Win | 5–10-0 | Slovakia Lubos Priehradnik | PTS 8 | 2006-12-16 | Belgium Brussels | |
| Win | 9–40-0 | Hungary Bela Sandor | PTS 6 | 2006-09-30 | Netherlands Stadskanaal | |
| Win | 1–10-0 | Czech Republic Josef Holub | KO 5 | 2006-05-20 | Netherlands Purmerend | Holub not able to beat the count after a body-shot. No suspension required by the doctor. |
| Draw | 4-4-2 | Armenia Erik Nazarian | PTS 8 | 2006-05-01 | Belgium Bruges, West Flanders | |
| Win | 0–5-0 | Czech Republic Zsolt Botos | PTS 6 | 2006-09-30 | Netherlands Barneveld | |
| Win | 0–1-0 | Czech Republic Josef Holub | PTS 4 | 2006-02-25 | Netherlands Spakenburg | Referee: Hennie De Rijk 40-37 |
| Win | 3–0 | Romania Daniel Chitu | TKO 3 | 2005-11-12 | Netherlands Helmond | |
| Win | 2–0 | Netherlands Chad Bisschop | PTS 6 | 2005-11-12 | Netherlands Amersfoort | Referee: Hennie De Rijk 59-56 |
| Win | 0-1–0 | Czech Republic Tomas Berki | TKO 2 (4) | 2005-10-01 | Netherlands Hilversum | |
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References
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