Millicent Agboegbulem

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Millicent Agboegbulem
Born (1983-06-18) 18 June 1983 (age 41)
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Middleweight

Millicent 'Milli' Agboegbulem (born 18 June 1983) is a Nigerian amateur boxer based in Australia. An Australian Super Welterweight champion, she also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Career

Millicent competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event against Caitlin Parker. [1] [2] [3]

In March 2023 Agboegbulem defeated Desley Robinson to claim the vacant Australian Super Welterweight Champion title. In July 2023 as the headliner for the first televised all-female fight card in Australian boxing, Agboegbulem defended her title from fancied challenger Tayla Harris. [4] Harris was larger and had previously been undefeated, but lost in an eight round majority decision. Commentators praised Agboegbulem for her supreme fitness and "big overhand right hand". [5]

References

  1. "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Millicent AGBOEGBULEM - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. "Boxing – Women's Middleweight (75kg) results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. "Odunuga, Agboegbulem settled for bronze medals". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/781935-harris-vs-agboegbulen-millicent-mili-agboegbulen-vs-tayla-harris
  5. https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/boxing-news-aflw-star-tayla-harris-suffers-gruesome-injury-in-australian-title-fight-loss-to-millicent-agboegbulen/news-story/b9050749ff2fff4ad8a0955d1352d9e8