Chris Okoh (boxer)

Chris Okoh
Chris Okoh
Born	Chris Okoh; 18 April 1969 (age 55); Carshalton, London, England
Nationality	British
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
	Boxing record
Total fights	16
Wins	14
Wins by KO	8
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Chris Okoh (born 8 April 1969) is a former British cruiserweight boxer.

Biography

Background

Okoh was born in Croydon,^[1]^[2] to Gloria Okoh.^[3] His father died whilst he was still a child.^[3]

Boxing career

Okoh's professional boxing record stands at 14 wins, seven by way of knock-out and two losses in 16 bouts.^[1]^[2] He is the former BBBofC Southern Area and Commonwealth title holder at cruiserweight.^[1]^[2]

After boxing

Okoh studied to work with rehabilitating offenders and probation in 2002.^[3] He is also a trainer at Chadwell St Mary Amateur Boxing Club in Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, Essex.^[4]

Professional boxing record

17 fights	14 wins	2 losses
By knockout	8	1
By decision	6	1
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Loss	14–2	Kenny Gayle	PTS	6	1999-10-31	David Lloyd Tennis Centre, Raynes Park, London, England
15	Loss	14–1	Darren Corbett	KO	3 (12), 1:23	1997-06-02	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Lost Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
14	Win	14–0	Denzil Browne	PTS	12	1997-03-25	Lewisham Theatre, Lewisham, England	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
13	Win	13–0	Tosca Petridis	PTS	12	1996-11-06	Ice Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England	Won Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
12	Win	12–0	Nigel Rafferty	TKO	4 (8), 0:57	1996-08-27	Blazers Night Club, Windsor, Berkshire, England
11	Win	11–0	George Carmen	TKO	6 (12), 0:40	1996-04-22	National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, London, England	Won vacan WBO Inter-continental Cruiserweight title.
10	Win	10–0	Darren Westover	KO	2 (12), 2:48	1996-02-05	Crook Log Sports Club, Bexleyheath, England	Won vacant WBO Inter-continental Cruiserweight title.
9	Win	9–0	Paul Lawson	TKO	1 (12), 2:22	1995-11-08	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
8	Win	8–0	Franco Wanyama	TKO	8 (12)	1995-09-29	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England	Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title.
7	Win	7–0	Paul Lawson	TKO	5 (10), 1:55	1995-02-23	Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England	Won vacant BBBofC Southern Area Cruiserweight title.
6	Win	6–0	Art Stacey	PTS	6	1994-09-17	Leisure Centre, Crawley, England
5	Win	5–0	Art Stacey	PTS	6	1994-04-09	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Chris Henry	TKO	2 (6)	1993-11-06	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Steve Osborne	TKO	5 (6)	1993-09-28	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Steve Yorath	PTS	6	1993-07-10	Wales National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
1	Win	1–0	Lee Prudden	PTS	6	1993-03-16	Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, England	Professional debut

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Boxer:Chris Okoh". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Boxers Records:Chris Okoh". BritishBoxing.net. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c Benjamin, Alison (8 May 2002). "Going the distance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ "Boxers are just champ". Thurrock Gazette. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

External links

Boxing record for Chris Okoh from BoxRec (registration required)
Chris Okoh profile at BritishBoxing.net

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[boxrec-1] "Boxer:Chris Okoh". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

[BritishBoxing.net-2] "Boxers Records:Chris Okoh". BritishBoxing.net. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-09.

[Going_the_distance-3] Benjamin, Alison (8 May 2002). "Going the distance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

[Boxers_are_just_champ-4] "Boxers are just champ". Thurrock Gazette. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

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