Innocent Anyanwu
Born
Innocent Anyanwu

(1982-09-25) 25 September 1982
Ekwerazu, Nigeria
NationalityNetherlands Dutch / Nigeria Nigerian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Featherweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10000
Wins103
Wins by KO96
Losses1
Draws0

Innocent Anyanwu // (born 25 September 1982) is a Dutch professional boxer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He currently holds the Dutch and BeNeLux Super Featherweight titles.

Biography

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.

Professional career

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

22 Wins (13 KO), 13 Loss (4 KO), 3 Draws
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

References

  1. 1 2 "WBA Boxer Profile". World Boxing Association. Retrieved 2022-02-20.


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