Wale Omotoso

Wale Omotoso
Born	Oyewale Omotoso (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 40) Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Luckyboy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight, Junior Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [1]
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	28
Wins by KO	22
Losses	5
Draws	0
No contests	1

Wale Omotoso (born May 6, 1985) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He was based in Australia for several years, where he turned professional. ^[2] In 2011, he signed with Top Rank, and was trained and managed by Freddie Roach at Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles, California. ^{[3] [4]}

After a successful 15-year career, Omotoso, who had suffered two past concussions, and who wanted to ensure his ability to continue supporting his wife and two sons, retired from fighting, and became a trainer at Wild Card. ^{[5] [6]}

Early life

He is one of five children whose mother died when he was young, and whose father did the best he could, until he, too, died in the 2000s decade. Wale learned to fight on the streets of one of Africa's most populous cities, Lagos. He calls himself "Lucky Boy", because he is lucky to be alive, let alone to have parlayed his natural ability into a ticket from the mean streets of Lagos to the clean streets of Blackburn, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. As children, he and his brothers had to run with a street gang. He's seen people shot, bashed, and slashed with machetes. He learned to run in zigzag fashion to avoid bullets. Six days a week, the "street boys" preyed on shopkeepers, passers-by, and weaker gangs. ^[7]

Amateur career

Omotoso had a reported 48 amateur fights, with only one loss. He was an all-African champion, and one of his toughest fights was with King Davison. ^[2]

Professional career

Welterweight

In November 2010, in Victoria, Australia, Wale was originally slated to face Muhammad Abdullaev, but ended up facing Argentine journeyman Juan Alberto Godoy. After knocking down Godoy in the fourth round, Godoy's corner threw in the towel as the referee was restarting the action, as Godoy was clearly still on shaky legs. ^[8]

Training career

In 2022, AB Ayad, a creative-staff member of the H3 Podcast with no boxing (or other competitive athletic) experience, to prepare for his fight in the Creator Clash event organized by YouTuber iDubbbz, asked for the toughest coach at Wild Card, and was paired up with Omotoso. Ayad noted that he soon realized he may have underestimated what "toughest coach" would mean. Fearing for AB's safety, Omotoso initially tried to talk him out of participating in the Clash, but when Ayad persisted, Omotoso adjusted his teaching techniques to allow for a rank amateur. Although AB lost to his stalwart opponent in the fifth and final round via TKO, the Omotoso–Ayad training relationship was considered a success by both parties. ^{[5] [6] [9] [10]}

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (22 Knockouts), 5 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest [1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	28–4 (1)	Curtis Stevens	TKO	3 (10), 1:28	2019-08-03	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Loss	27–4 (1)	Chordale Booker	UD	10	2019-05-25	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	27–3 (1)	Freddy Hernandez	UD	10	2017-12-15	Pioneer Event Center, Lancaster, California, U.S.
Loss	26–3 (1)	Jamal James	SD	10	2016-07-16	Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Win	26–2 (1)	Gilberto Sanchez Leon	UD	10	2015-10-13	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
Loss	25–2 (1)	Sammy Vasquez	UD	10	2015-06-21	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	25–1 (1)	Abraham Alvarez	KO	2 (8), 2:18	2014-11-20	Sportsmans Lodge, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	24–1 (1)	Eduardo Flores	TKO	8 (8), 1:09	2014-08-01	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
Loss	23–1 (1)	Jessie Vargas	UD	10	2013-03-16	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.	For vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight title
NC	23–0 (1)	Irving Garcia	NC	2 (10), 3:00	2012-12-07	Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Garcia cut from accidental head clash.
Win	23–0	Daniel Sostre	UD	8	2012-09-15	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win	22–0	Larry Smith	KO	8 (8), 2:00	2012-04-28	Fairplex, Pomona, California, U.S.
Win	21–0	Nestor Rosas	TKO	6 (8), 0:55	2012-02-04	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Win	20–0	Lanardo Tyner	UD	8	2011-11-19	Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	19–0	Calvin Odom	TKO	5 (8), 0:33	2011-09-10	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	18–0	Juan Alberto Godoy	TKO	4 (12), 2:51	2010-11-26	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific welterweight title
Win	17–0	Kiatchai Singwancha	KO	4 (10), 0:35	2010-05-14	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific Youth welterweight title
Win	16–0	Ray Musson	TKO	7 (10)	2010-02-26	AMI Netball Centre, Saint Johns, Australia
Win	15–0	Hwan-Young Park	KO	3 (12), 2:33	2009-11-27	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia	Won vacant OPBF welterweight title
Win	14–0	Emanuel Augustus	TKO	9 (10), 2:40	2009-08-21	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	13–0	Darsim Nanggala	KO	1 (10), 1:42	2009-05-22	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	12–0	Jamed Jalarante	TKO	1 (10), 1:39	2009-03-20	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	11–0	Aswin Cabuy	TKO	2 (10), 1:51	2008-11-28	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	10–0	Napparat Patanakan Gym	TKO	2 (8), 2:18	2008-10-17	Reggio Calabria Club, Brunswick, Australia
Win	9–0	Samuel Colomban	UD	10	2008-08-22	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia	Won vacant Australian welterweight title
Win	8–0	Tia Koswara	KO	1 (10), 2:36	2008-07-11	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	7–0	Komsak Sithkrupon	TKO	4 (4), 0:33	2008-05-28	Melbourne Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Win	6–0	Glen Masicampo	KO	3 (10), 2:49	2008-05-02	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	5–0	Somchai Nakbalee	UD	6	2008-04-04	Shark Park, Townsville, Australia
Win	4–0	Jakkirt Suwunnalirt	KO	1 (8), 2:27	2008-02-29	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	3–0	Kongthawat Sorkitti	TKO	1 (6), 2:57	2007-12-07	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	2–0	Ariel Omongos	KO	1 (6), 2:32	2007-10-12	Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully, Australia
Win	1–0	Singyok Sor Seesunt	TKO	2 (4), 2:21	2006-09-15	Darebin Sports & Leisure Centre, Reservoir, Australia

Titles in boxing

Major Sanctioning Bodies:
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Minor Sanctioning Bodies:

• IBF Pan Pacific Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
• IBF Pan Pacific Youth Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)

References

1. "Wale Omotoso's Boxing Record". BoxRec . 2013-03-16. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
2. Wheatley, Ray (2011-01-31). "Q&A Wale Omotoso". FightNews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
3. Voice, Tha Boxing (2012-04-15). "Peek into The Future: Wale 'Lucky Boy" Omotoso - Tha Boxing Voice" . Retrieved 2025-06-25.
4. "Omotoso Ready For Vargas" . Retrieved 2025-06-25.
5. H3 Podcast (2022-04-27). "AB's Coach Luckyboy In Studio, Gross Food Challenge, Keemstar & Tim Pool - Off The Rails #33". YouTube . Retrieved 2022-05-01.
6. Ayad, AB. "AB Ayad (@_starkilla) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram . Retrieved 2022-05-01.
7. "From Streets Of Lagos To Stardom; The Story Of Oyewale At Fighter Factory". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
8. "Thursday and Friday Worldwide Results - Hasegawa and Aoh win titles, Hatton wins easily". BadLeftHook.com. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
9. iDubbbzTV (2022-05-21). "Creator Clash 2022 - Full Stream". YouTube . Retrieved 2022-05-29.
10. H3 Podcast (2022-05-16). "AB's Creator Clash Fight Debrief, Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial - H3TV #36". YouTube . Retrieved 2022-05-29.

External links

• Boxing record for Wale Omotoso from BoxRec (registration required)