David Adeleye

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David Bankole Adeleye
Born
David Bankole Adeleye

(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesBig D
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins13
Wins by KO12
Losses1

David Bankole Adeleye [1] (born 16 November 1996) is a British professional boxer. He is the current English heavyweight champion.

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Early life

Adeleye was born on 16 November 1996 in London, England, the son of Nigerian parents who hailed from Ikole in Ekiti State, Nigeria. [2] Adeleye's parents never wished for him to go into professional boxing until he had at least finished higher-education. [2] [3] When Adeleye was growing up, he admired Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali and Roy Jones Jr. [4]

Amateur career

Adeleye began boxing at the Dale Youth Club, at the age of 14, under the tutelage of Gary McGuiness. [5] He became Junior ABA champion in 2013, and winning the Senior ABA Novices in 2017 before winning the Senior ABA title in 2018. [6] [7] He later represented England in an international against Denmark in 2018 and secured gold at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Boxing Championships. [8]

Professional career

On 12 July 2019, it was confirmed that Adeleye had turned professional under Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions banner. [9] Adeleye made his professional debut on 21 December 2019, on the undercard of Daniel Dubois against Kyotaro Fujimoto for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London. [10] The referee, Mark Bates, called a halt to proceedings as Adeleye defeated Lithunaian fighter Dmitrij Kalinovskij via technical knockout (TKO) in the first round. [11] On 10 July 2020, Adeleye returned with a second-round knockout over Matt Gordon at the BT Sport Studio in London. [12] [13] Adeleye's third fight was a return to the BT Sport Studio on 29 August against Phil Williams, whom Adeleye stopped in the third round, achieving his third knockout victory in a row. [14]

Adeleye fought Fabio Wardley on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on 28 October 2023, for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight strap, Wardley’s British championship, and Adeleye’s WBO European heavyweight belt. He lost the fight via TKO in the seventh round which resulted in him losing his undefeated record. Adeleye was knocked down in the seventh round from a left hook, which left him flat on his back, before managing to get back up on nine seconds of the 10 count. [15] Wardley then unleashed a barrage of punches with nothing coming back from Adeleye, resulting in the referee calling a stop to the fight, thereby declaring Wardley the winner by technical knock-out. [16] Adeleye protested the stoppage and assaulted the referee John Latham, [17] which will likely draw a punishment from the British Boxing Board of Control. [18]

After more than a year away from competitive action, Adeleye returned to the ring on 7 December 2024, stopping English heavyweight champion Solomon Dacres in the first round of their fight at Wembley Arena in London. [19] [20]

Personal life

Adeleye, who had combined amateur boxing with his studies, graduated in 2018 from the University of Wolverhampton with a degree in business management, in which his dissertation was on the business aspect of boxing. [21]

Professional boxing record

14 fights13 wins1 loss
By knockout121
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Win13–1 Solomon Dacres TKO1 (10), 1:207 Dec 2024Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon the English heavyweight title
13Loss12–1 Fabio Wardley TKO7 (12) 2:43 28 Oct 2023 Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLost WBO European heavyweight title;
For British, WBA Continental and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight titles
12Win12–0Emir AhmatovicRTD5 (10), 3:009 Jun 2023York Hall, London, EnglandRetained WBO European heavyweight title
11Win11–0 Dmytro Bezus TKO2 (10), 1:4817 Feb 2023York Hall, London, EnglandWon WBO European heavyweight title
10Win10–0Elvis GarciaTKO2 (6), 2:2711 Nov 2022York Hall, London, England
9Win9–0Chris HealeyTKO4 (8), 0:52 23 Apr 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England
8Win8–0Dominik MusilRTD4 (8), 3:0012 Nov 2021York Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Mladen ManevTKO4 (6), 1:5424 Jul 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England
6Win6–0Kamil SokołowskiPTS624 Apr 2021 York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Dave PrestonKO1 (4), 1:2026 Mar 2021Copper Box Arena, London, England
4Win4–0Danny WhitakerTKO2 (6), 2:0928 Nov 2020 Church House, London, England
3Win3–0Phil WilliamsTKO3 (4), 2:1029 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England
2Win2–0Matt GordonTKO2 (4), 2:4410 Jul 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, England
1Win1–0Dmitrij KalinovskijTKO1 (4), 2:2521 Dec 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, England

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References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "David Olanrewaju Adeleye".
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