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Michael Gbenga

1919 KOs

214 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-L-L-L-L-L

Career

division

Light Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

40

rounds

225

KO %

100%

KO wins

19

KO losses

4

career

2001–2015

debut

2001-11-30

last fight

2015-06-13

Profile

alias

The Amazing

promoter

Top Rank, Inc. (2014-05-17–2015-06-13)Golden Boy Promotions (2014-06-21–2014-06-21)DiBella Entertainment (2014-02-12–2014-03-21)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

nationality

Ghana

origin

Lagos Nigeria

city / state / zip

Accra

dob

1979-05-04

age

47

Latest news

Ghanaian boxer faces deportation from the UK

2009-09-13 · GhanaHomePage

A Ghanaian boxer who overstayed his visa to the UK after a bout in April has been arrested and faces deportation to Ghana, British media has reported. 30-year-old Michael Gbenga, a super-middleweight was arrested during raids on car washes in Harlow,…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Oleksandr Gvozdyk

5 0 0

L-UD

Florentine Gardens, Hollywood, California, USA

6 of 6

Judges: Barry Druxman | Timothy Hicks | Pat Connolly

Referee: Sharon Sands

Promoter: Top Rank, Inc.

21 2 0

L-SD

Stadium Holiday Inn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6

Medzhid Bektemirov

15 0 0

L-UD

University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA

8 of 8 · 181 / 182 lbs

Judges: Erwin Sparks 80-72 | Javier Alvarez 80-72 | Aladin Martinez 79-73

Referee: Laurence Cole

Thomas Williams Jr

17 1 0

L-UD

UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 of 10

Judges: Bill Lerch 91-98 | Robert Hecko 91-98 | Alfredo Gallardo 91-98

Referee: LOU HALL

Phillip Jackson Benson

14 1 0

L-TKO

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

7 of 8 · 174 / 172 lbs · 0:34

Judges: Alfredo Polanco | David Taranto | Raymond White

Referee: Keith Hughes

0 14 0

W-KO

Patio Casa Los Caracoles, Tolu, Colombia

3 of 8 · 2:30

Judges: Edgar Alvarez | Manuel Salgado | Ricardo Torres Castro

Referee: Eliecer Benavides

15 0 0

L-UD

Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

6 of 6

Judges: Allan Perrault 53-60 | Chris Wilson 53-60 | Derek Zazuetta 53-60

Referee: Chris Flores

Vyacheslav Shabranskyy

8 0 0

L-UD

StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA

6 of 6 · 173 / 175 lbs

Judges: Pat Connolly | Fernando Villareal | Tony Crebs

Referee: Lou Moret

Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions

Derrick Webster

16 0 0

L-UD

Pa Metal Sheet Workers Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 of 6 · 170 / 167 lbs

Judges: Dave Braslow 59-55 | Rose M Lacend 59-55 | Alan Rubenstein 58-56

Referee: Hurley McCall

Oleksandr Gvozdyk

1 0 0

L-UD

Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA

6 of 6

Judges: Ralph McKnight | Abe Belardo | Michael Tate

Referee: Michael Margado

Promoter: Top Rank, Inc.

14 1 0

L-RTD

Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York, USA

2 of 8 · 3:00

Judges: Waleska Roldan | Robert Perez | Carlos Ortiz, Jr.

Referee: David Fields

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

Travis Peterkin

10 0 0

L-UD

Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USA

6 of 6

Judges: Julie Lederman | Kevin Morgan | Don Trella

Referee: Eddie Cotton

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

Selyvanus Allotey

4 9 0

W-TKO

City Engineers Yard, Accra, Ghana

5 of 8 · 1:17

Referee: May Mensah Akakpo

15 11 0

W-TKO

Seconds Out Boxing Gymnasium, Accra, Ghana

6 of 10 · 2:53

Referee: Erasmus Dowuana Owoo

20 2 2

L-UD

Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA

8 of 8

Judges: Don Trella 72-80 | Don Ackerman 73-79 | Wynn Kintz 73-79

Referee: Dick Pakozdi

16 0 1

L-UD

BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA

6 of 6

Judges: Frank Lombardi 54-60 | Joseph Pasquale 55-59 | Robin Taylor 55-59

Referee: Ricky Gonzalez

13 0 0

L-KO

MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3 of 8 · 170 / 170 lbs · 2:26

Judges: Robert Bennett | Tim Cheatham | Al Lefkowitz

Referee: Russell Mora

20 1 0

L-UD

Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 172 / 172 lbs

Judges: Javier Alvarez 100-87 | Luis Escalona 100-87 | David Avalos 100-87

Referee: Mark Calo-Oy

0 4 0

W-TKO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

2 of 8 · 180 / 200 lbs · 0:23

0 4 0

W-KO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

1 of 8 · 181 / 200 lbs · 2:32

Selyvanus Allotey

0 4 0

W-KO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

6 of 8 · 180 / 178 lbs · 1:54

10 1 0

L-TKO

Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa

5 of 8 · 184 / 200 lbs · 2:53

Referee: Thabo Spampool

0 2 0

W-KO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

3 of 8 · 175 / 177 lbs · 0:38

0 2 0

W-TKO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

6 of 8 · 174 / 176 lbs · 1:15

0 2 1

W-TKO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

1 of 8 · 172 / 175 lbs · 0:33

Selyvanus Allotey

0 2 0

W-TKO

Cantonments, Accra, Ghana

3 of 8 · 178 / 178 lbs · 1:17

0 3 1

W-TKO

Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana

3 of 8 · 178 / 178 lbs · 0:55

Judges: E.J.D. Osabutey | Michael Neequaye | Emmanuel Brenya

Referee: May Mensah Akakpo

14 15 1

W-KO

Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana

E.J.D. Osabutey vacant Ghanaian light heavyweight title

9 of 10 · 171 / 170 lbs · 2:39

Judges: Confidence Hiagbe | Clement Ashong | E.J.D. Osabutey

Referee: May Mensah Akakpo

3 0 0

L-PTS

Lightfoot Centre, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 181 / 176 lbs

Referee: Mark Curry (72-80)

16 3 0

L-UD

Kendal G L Isaacs National Gym, Nassau, Bahamas

super middleweight title

12 of 12

28 3 0

L-UD

Bolton Arena, Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

light heavyweight title

12 of 12x3 · 174 / 174 lbs

Judges: Mickey Vann 110-118 | Richard James Davies 112-117 | Howard John Foster 112-117

Referee: John Keane

1 1 0

W-TKO

Accra, Ghana

2 of 6

14 3 0

L-UD

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

12 of 12

0 0 1

W-TKO

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

3 of 10

0 1 0

W-TKO

Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana

2 of 8

Referee: Shadrack Acquaye

0 10 1

W-KO

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

4 of 10

13 0 0

L-UD

Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana

vacant African Boxing Union light heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 170 / 169 lbs

Referee: Godfrey Cobblah

Mohammed Bameyi

0 2 0

W-KO

Metro TV Studios, Accra, Ghana

5 of 6

0 4 0

W-KO

Abidjan, CÃ´te D?Ivoire

2 of 8

Doufoumi Diarra

0 2 1

W-KO

Karting Club, Abidjan, CÃ´te D?Ivoire

2 of 8