Etinosa Oliha

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Etinosa Oliha
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Born
Etinosa Godwin Oliha

(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27)
Turin, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesEl Chapo
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO9

Etinosa Godwin Oliha (born 13 June 1998) is an Italian professional boxer who competes in the middleweight division. He held the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) world middleweight title from 2023 to 2024.

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As of September 2023, he was ranked as the world's 10th best active middleweight by BoxRec. [1]

Early and personal life

Etinosa Oliha was born on 13 June 1998 in Turin to Patricia and Murphy Oliha, both of whom immigrated from Nigeria. When he was five years old, the family moved to Asti. Oliha has an older brother and two older sisters. [2]

After his school education, Oliha completed an apprenticeship as an electrician. He is single and lives in Asti. [2]

Amateur career

At the age of 14, Oliha took part in an event organized by the city where the sports clubs from Asti presented themselves together. Here he came into contact with Skull Boxe Canavesana and Davide Greguoldo. Oliha was thrilled and joined the club, while Greguoldo took over his training. To this day he is a member of the club and Gregualdo is his coach. [3]

In his amateur career, Oliha amassed 59 fights, including 45 wins, 12 losses and two draws. 2016 Italian youth champion. His personal highlight was the gold medal at the Italian championship. [3]

Professional career

Oliha began his professional career at the age of 19. He was and continues to be looked after by his amateur trainer Davide Greguoldo.

On 10 February 2020, he defeated his compatriot Carlo de Novellis and became Italian middleweight champion. It was Oliha's eleventh fight as a professional boxer. He defended the championship against Andrea Roncon and Francesco Lezzi. He then relinquished the title to fight Sofiane Khati for the more valuable International Boxing Organization (IBO) “Mediterranean Middle”. He defeated the Frenchman by retirement in the 5th round.

Agon Sports & Events invited Oliha as a sparring opponent for its middleweight and super middleweight boxers. Oliha convinced the AGON management with his performance and signed a contract with the Berlin boxing promotion in November 2022. [4] In his stable debut on 24 February 2023, he defeated Rafael Amarillas Ortiz and became Intercontinental Middleweight Champion of the WBO. [5]

IBO middleweight champion

Five months later, on 1 July 2023, the IBO's Intercontinental Championship against the Chilean Julio Álamos, originally planned by AGON, was declared a world title fight by the IBO, [6] because the reigning champion Gennady Golovkin had relinquished his world title. [7] [8] Oliha defeated Alamos on points and was thus the Berlin boxing stable's first world title holder. With his victory he also closed the gap between Italian world champions in the upper weight classes. Prior to this, Giovanni De Carolis had been most recently the world title holder of the GBU and WBA, who handed over both titles to Tyron Zeuge in November 2016. [9]

In his first title defense, Oliha faced Faton Vukshinaj on 25 November 2023. He won the bout by unanimous decision. [2]

On 14 September 2024, Oliha faced German Alexander Pavlov in a bid of an IBF middleweight eliminator in AGON Sport Park, Berlin, Germany, [10] in which, Oliha prevailed via 3rd round TKO victory. [11]

Professional boxing record

21 fights21 wins0 losses
By knockout90
By decision120
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win21–1Alexander PavlovTKO3 (12), 2:3014 Sep 2024AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
20Win20–0Ismaël SeckUD106 Apr 2024Stadthalle, Falkensee, GarmanyWon vacant IBF International middleweight title
19Win19–0Faton VukshinajUD1225 Nov 2023Cultura, Rietberg, GwrmanyRetained IBO middleweight title
18Win18–0 Julio Álamos UD121 Jul 2023 Unihalle, Wuppertal, GermanyWon vacant IBO middleweight title
17Win17–0Rafael Amarillas OrtizTKO6 (12), 1:2224 Feb 2023AGON Sportpark, Berlin, GermanyWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
16Win16–0Sofiane KhatiRTD5 (10), 3:0010 Jul 2022Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, ItalyWon vacant IBO Mediterranean middleweight title
15Win15–0Francesco LezziUD102 Jul 2021Stadio Comunale, Asti, ItalyRetained Italian middleweight title
14Win14–0Bogdan MalinovićTKO2 (6)19 Mar 2021PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, Italy
13Win13–0Francesco LezziPTS65 Dec 2020Palasport, Maclodio, Italy
12Win12–0Andrea RonconUD1021 Aug 2020PalaDelta, Porto Viro, ItalyRetained Italian middleweight title
11Win11–0Carlo De NovellisUD1021 Feb 2020PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, ItalyWon vacant Italian middleweight title
10Win10–0Santos MedranoKO3 (6)20 Sep 2019Palasport, Schio, Italy
9Win9–0Ricardo Pompeo MellonePTS65 Jul 2019 Grugliasco, Piedmont, Italy
8Win8–0Jorge OrtizTKO3 (6)14 Jun 2019Palasport, Grumello del Monte, Italy
7Win7–0Petru ChiochiuPTS625 Apr 2019Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy
6Win6–0Fabio MastromarinoUD88 Dec 2008 PalaGeorge, Montichiari, Italy
5Win5–0Srečko JanjićTKO2 (6)27 Oct 2018 Asti, Piedmont, Italy
4Win4–0Giuseppe RauseoPTS614 Sep 2018PalaSport, Cusano Mutri, Italy
3Win3–0Mladen JovanovićKO3 (6)15 Jul 2018Centro Sportivo, Sequals, Italy
2Win2–0Vadim GurauTKO4 (6), 2:0922 Jun 2018Palasport, Corneliano d'Alba, Italy
1Win1–0Jean Marc Yao AssoumanPTS619 May 2018Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Wycisk, Wolfgang (26 November 2023). "Etinosa Oliha verteidigt WM-Titel". go4boxing.com (in German). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Turgay Gül (28 November 2023). "Etinosa Oliha verteidigt WM-Titel". AGON SPORTS & EVENTS (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Orban, Jonny (8 February 2023). "AGON-Event: Boxt sich Etinosa Oliha in seinem Stalldebüt zum Titel?". boxen1.com.
  5. ↑ Wycisk, Wolfgang (27 February 2023). "Björn Schicke verliert und Etinosa Oliha siegt am Tag 1 des AGON‑Double‑Features". go4boxing.com.
  6. ↑ Wycisk, Wolfgang (21 June 2023). "Aus eins mach zwei – AGON gibt weitere Boxweltmeisterschaft für den 1. Juli in Wuppertal bekannt". go4boxing.com.
  7. ↑ Wolfgang Wycisk (14 June 2023). "Gennadiy Golovkin gibt IBO Weltmeistertitel im Mittelgewicht zurück". go4boxing.com (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "In Germania Etinosa Oliha compie l'impresa! E' campione IBO . Gualtieri vince l' IBF". BoxeRingWeb.net (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Boxrec Eintrag WM Carolis vs Zeuge". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Persson, Per-Ake (20 August 2024). "Promoter Agon line up Etinosa Oliha-Alexander Pavlov and IBF 168lbs bout between William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "BoxRec: Etinosa Oliha vs. Alexander Pavlov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

Professional boxing record

21 fights21 wins0 losses
By knockout90
By decision120
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win21–1Alexander PavlovTKO3 (12), 2:3014 Sep 2024AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
20Win20–0Ismaël SeckUD106 Apr 2024Stadthalle, Falkensee, GarmanyWon vacant IBF International middleweight title
19Win19–0Faton VukshinajUD1225 Nov 2023Cultura, Rietberg, GwrmanyRetained IBO middleweight title
18Win18–0 Julio Álamos UD121 Jul 2023 Unihalle, Wuppertal, GermanyWon vacant IBO middleweight title
17Win17–0Rafael Amarillas OrtizTKO6 (12), 1:2224 Feb 2023AGON Sportpark, Berlin, GermanyWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
16Win16–0Sofiane KhatiRTD5 (10), 3:0010 Jul 2022Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, ItalyWon vacant IBO Mediterranean middleweight title
15Win15–0Francesco LezziUD102 Jul 2021Stadio Comunale, Asti, ItalyRetained Italian middleweight title
14Win14–0Bogdan MalinovićTKO2 (6)19 Mar 2021PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, Italy
13Win13–0Francesco LezziPTS65 Dec 2020Palasport, Maclodio, Italy
12Win12–0Andrea RonconUD1021 Aug 2020PalaDelta, Porto Viro, ItalyRetained Italian middleweight title
11Win11–0Carlo De NovellisUD1021 Feb 2020PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, ItalyWon vacant Italian middleweight title
10Win10–0Santos MedranoKO3 (6)20 Sep 2019Palasport, Schio, Italy
9Win9–0Ricardo Pompeo MellonePTS65 Jul 2019 Grugliasco, Piedmont, Italy
8Win8–0Jorge OrtizTKO3 (6)14 Jun 2019Palasport, Grumello del Monte, Italy
7Win7–0Petru ChiochiuPTS625 Apr 2019Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy
6Win6–0Fabio MastromarinoUD88 Dec 2008 PalaGeorge, Montichiari, Italy
5Win5–0Srečko JanjićTKO2 (6)27 Oct 2018 Asti, Piedmont, Italy
4Win4–0Giuseppe RauseoPTS614 Sep 2018PalaSport, Cusano Mutri, Italy
3Win3–0Mladen JovanovićKO3 (6)15 Jul 2018Centro Sportivo, Sequals, Italy
2Win2–0Vadim GurauTKO4 (6), 2:0922 Jun 2018Palasport, Corneliano d'Alba, Italy
1Win1–0Jean Marc Yao AssoumanPTS619 May 2018Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy
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