Henry Akinwande

Name: Henry Akinwande
Birth Name: Henry Adetokunboh Akinwande
Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 201cm
Reach: 218cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Don Turner
Manager: Sterling McPhearson
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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 Olympic Games.

Amateur Highlights

• 1986 ABA Heavyweight Finalist
• 1987 ABA Heavyweight Finalist
• 1988 ABA Heavyweight Champion
• 1988 Great Britain Heavyweight Representative at the Seoul Olympic Games. Result was:
  • Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) points
• 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.

Preceded by: Riddick Bowe Stripped

WBO Heavyweight Champion 1996 Jun 29 – 1997 Feb 1 Vacated

Succeeded by: Herbie Hide