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Daniel Egbunike

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Daniel Egbunike
Egbunike at Matchroom Boxing Gym in 2017
Born25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) (age 35)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesDanny Darko
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights7
Wins6
Wins by KO3
Losses1

Daniel Egbunike (born 25 October 1989) is a British professional boxer.

Amateur career

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Egbunike started boxing aged 23 at his local boxing gym for two years before going on to win the ABA Championships. Egbunike won both the novice and elite ABA titles.[1]

Professional career

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Egbunike made his professional debut against Alec Bazza on 7 October 2017 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO).[2]

On 28 June 2019 he faced fellow unbeaten prospect Martin McDonagh in a Southern Area title eliminator at the York Hall in London.[3] Egbunike won via points decision (PTS) over ten rounds, setting up a shot at the Southern Area title.[4][5] On 9 November he outpointed the previously unbeaten Billy Allington[6] over ten rounds at the York Hall, capturing the Southern Area super-lightweight title[7] in the fewest fights to date – winning the title in just his sixth professional bout.[8]

Personal life

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Before boxing, Egbunike served time in prison on two occasions for dealing drugs, serving a total of two years and nine months for both offences.[9]

Professional boxing record

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7 fights 6 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Loss 6–1 United Kingdom Harlem Eubank PTS 10 2 Dec 2020 United Kingdom Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Billy Allington PTS 10 9 Nov 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Won vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Martin McDonagh PTS 10 28 Jun 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Hungary Janos Andras Vass KO 2 (6) 9 Mar 2019 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
3 Win 3–0 Slovenia Ivan Godor PTS 6 2 Apr 2018 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Spain Israel Munoz TKO 1 (4) 2 Dec 2017 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Alec Bazza TKO 2 (4) 7 Oct 2017 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England

References

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  1. ^ "Kingston boxing school celebrates three years of amazing success". 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Daniel Egbunike and Martin McDonagh clash in Southern Area eliminator | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ohara Davies Decisions Miguel Vazquez in Lackluster Bout". 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Danny Dignum dazzles in WBO European middleweight fight | British Boxing News".
  7. ^ "Dignum stops Cummings, Walsh and Cameron also victorious on a solid bill at York Hall. – British Boxing BBTV". 22 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Blooming Lilley Gym Are 'family'".
  9. ^ "Kingston professional boxer hopes rise from drug dealing past will inspire people 'trapped' like he was". 9 May 2018.
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