Henry Akinwande - Revision history

Wouter at 15:09, 23 June 2020

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Sterling ~~McPherson~~]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPhearson]]<br>
	[[:File:Jun-1996-henry-akinwande-poses-with-the-belt-gettyimages.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Henry Akinwande2.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Akinwande.jpg\|Photo #5]]		[[:File:Jun-1996-henry-akinwande-poses-with-the-belt-gettyimages.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Henry Akinwande2.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Akinwande.jpg\|Photo #5]]
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Wouter at 11:13, 2 July 2017

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	<boxer>002011</boxer>		<boxer>002011</boxer>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>
	[[:File:~~Portrait~~-of-henry-akinwande.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Henry Akinwande2.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Akinwande.jpg\|Photo #5]]		[[:File:Jun-1996-henry-akinwande-poses-with-the-belt-gettyimages.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Henry Akinwande2.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Akinwande.jpg\|Photo #5]]
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Boxsoup at 00:27, 14 July 2015

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	<boxer>002011</boxer>		<boxer>002011</boxer>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>
	[[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #2]],		[[:File:Portrait-of-henry-akinwande.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:Image:Henry Akinwande2.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Akinwande.jpg\|Photo #5]]
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Boxsoup at 04:40, 19 April 2013

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
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	'''Henry Akinwande''' was born in London, England and moved to Nigeria as a 4-year-old. In 1986, he returned to England and represented Great Britain in the 1988 [[Olympics\|Olympic Games]].		'''Henry Akinwande''' was born in London, England and moved to Nigeria as a 4-year-old. In 1986, he returned to England and represented Great Britain in the 1988 [[Olympics\|Olympic Games]].
	== Amateur Highlights ==		== Amateur Highlights ==
	*1986 ABA ~~2nd place at~~ Heavyweight		*1986 [[ABA]] Heavyweight Finalist
	*1987 ABA ~~2nd place at~~ Heavyweight		*1987 ABA Heavyweight Finalist
	*1988 ABA Champion ~~at Heavyweight~~		*1988 ABA Heavyweight Champion
	*1988 ~~represented~~ Great Britain ~~as a~~ Heavyweight at the Seoul Olympic Games. Result was:		*1988 Great Britain Heavyweight Representative at the Seoul Olympic Games. Result was:
	**Lost to [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) points		**Lost to [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) points
	*1989 ABA Champion ~~at Heavyweight~~, outpointing [[Herbie Hide]] in final.		*1989 ABA Heavyweight Champion, outpointing [[Herbie Hide]] in the final.

			==Professional Career==
			*Knocked out [[Jeremy Williams]] in three rounds to win the vacant [[WBO]] Heavyweight Championship on June 29, 1996.
			*Relinquished the WBO title after two defenses to fight [[Lennox Lewis]] for the [[WBC]] title on July 12, 1997. Akinwande was disqualified in the fifth round for excessive holding.
			*Was scheduled to fight [[Evander Holyfield]] for the [[WBA]]/[[IBF]] Heavyweight Championship on June 6, 1998 at [[Madison Square Garden]], but the fight was canceled after Akinwande tested positive for hepatitis B.

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Sweetscientist at 18:40, 21 August 2012

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	<boxer>002011</boxer>		<boxer>002011</boxer>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>
	[[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #2]]		[[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #2]],
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Caseyc8 at 16:01, 9 March 2012

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	[[Category:British Olympians]]		[[Category:British Olympians]]
	[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
	~~[[Category:Nigerian World Champions]]~~
	[[Category:English World Champions]]		[[Category:English World Champions]]
	[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Heavyweight Champions]]

Ric: linked to 2nd image, etc.

2009-07-02T04:23:16Z

linked to 2nd image, etc.

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	<boxer>002011</boxer>		<boxer>002011</boxer>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Turner]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Sterling McPherson]]<br>
			[[:Image:Akinwande.Henry.jpg\|Photo #2]]
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	~~==Biography==~~
	Henry Akinwande was born in London, England and moved to Nigeria as a 4-year old. In 1986 he returned to England and represented Great Britain in the 1988 [[Olympics]].		'''Henry Akinwande''' was born in London, England and moved to Nigeria as a 4-year-old. In 1986, he returned to England and represented Great Britain in the 1988 [[Olympics\|Olympic Games]].
	== Amateur Highlights ==		== Amateur Highlights ==
	*1986 ABA 2nd place at Heavyweight		*1986 ABA 2nd place at Heavyweight

Reenthelawman: Adding Commonwealth champions category

2009-04-13T01:56:47Z

Adding Commonwealth champions category

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Rowdytimothy at 23:55, 26 April 2008

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	before=[[Riddick Bowe]]<br>~~Vacated~~\|		before=[[Riddick Bowe]]<br>Stripped\|
	title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]\|		title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]\|
	after=[[Herbie Hide]]\|		after=[[Herbie Hide]]\|
	years=1996 Jun 29 – 1997 Feb 17<br>'''Vacated'''		years=1996 Jun 29 – 1997 Feb 1<br>'''Vacated'''
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Rowdytimothy: add DEFAULTSORT

2008-04-04T23:57:38Z

add DEFAULTSORT

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	[[Category:~~British~~ Olympians~~\|Akinwande, Henry~~]]		[[Category:ABA Champions]]
	[[Category:~~1988~~ Olympians~~\|Akinwande, Henry~~]]		[[Category:1988 Olympians]]
	[[Category:~~ABA~~ Champions~~\|Akinwande, Henry~~]]		[[Category:British Olympians]]
	[[Category:~~English~~ World Champions~~\|Akinwande, Henry~~]]		[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
	[[Category:~~Nigerian~~ World Champions~~\|Akinwande, Henry~~]]		[[Category:Nigerian World Champions]]
			[[Category:English World Champions]]