US Edition1990s Unbeaten Heavyweight Returns to Action After 25 Years This Weekend
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52-Year-Old Ibeabuchi Returns to the Ring Today After 25-Year Hiatus, Eyes Uysk's Title Shot
Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi is set to make a sensational return to professional boxing after 25 years away from the sport, Sports247 reports. The 52-year-old, nicknamed “The President”, will face fellow Nigerian Idris Afinni on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Ibeabuchi, who boasts an unbeaten record of 20 wins (15 knockouts), last fought in 1999 when he stopped Chris Byrd, a result that cemented his reputation as …
Today celebrates his comeback. Ike Ibeabuchi against Idris Afinni. Once Ike Ibeabuchi was considered to be the coming world champion in heavyweight, but then a long prison sentence followed. Now he dares his comeback at the age of 52. The boxing sport always writes curious stories. The seemingly never-ending chronology of these absurdities is extended today by another chapter. The 52-year-old heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi (20-0, 109 kg) will give hi…
Ike Ibeabuchi Returns To Boxing After Huge 25 Year-Plus Hiatus
Ike Ibeabuchi is set to return to the ring this weekend and will put his undefeated professional boxing record on the line over a quarter of a century after his last bout. The prizefight goes down in Lagos, Nigeria with the 20-0 combatant last competing before the new millennium. The over two decade hiatus for ‘The President’ is at least in part tied to an arrest which led to a conviction centred on battery with intent to commit a crime as well …
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