Daniel Egbunike | |
|---|---|
 Egbunike at Matchroom Boxing Gym in 2017 | |
| Born | 25 October 1989 (age 35) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Danny Darko |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
Daniel Egbunike (born 25 October 1989) is a British professional boxer.
Egbunike started boxing aged 23 at his local boxing gym for two years before going on to win the ABA Championships. Egbunike won both the novice and elite ABA titles. [1]
Egbunike made his professional debut against Alec Bazza on 7 October 2017 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO). [2]
On 28 June 2019 he faced fellow unbeaten prospect Martin McDonagh in a Southern Area title eliminator at the York Hall in London. [3] Egbunike won via points decision (PTS) over ten rounds, setting up a shot at the Southern Area title. [4] [5] On 9 November he outpointed the previously unbeaten Billy Allington [6] over ten rounds at the York Hall, capturing the Southern Area super-lightweight title [7] in the fewest fights to date – winning the title in just his sixth professional bout. [8]
Before boxing, Egbunike served time in prison on two occasions for dealing drugs, serving a total of two years and nine months for both offences. [9]
| 7 fights | 6 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 |  Harlem Eubank | PTS | 10 | 2 Dec 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Allington | PTS | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Martin McDonagh | PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Janos Andras Vass | KO | 2 (6) | 9 Mar 2019 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Ivan Godor | PTS | 6 | 2 Apr 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Israel Munoz | TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Dec 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alec Bazza | TKO | 2 (4) | 7 Oct 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England |
