Abubaker "Bob" Ajisafe (born 13 April 1985) is a British professional boxer. He challenged for the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2016. At regional level, he held the British light-heavyweight title in 2014 and the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in 2015.

Bob Ajisafe
Born
Abubaker Ajisafe

(1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 39)
NationalityBritish
Other namesLionheart
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Losses4

Professional career

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Born in Nottingham and now based in Leeds, Ajisafe turned professional in 2007 after a successful amateur career, winning his first six fights. In 2009 he competed in the Prizefighter tournament, losing in the quarter-final to Carl Dilks. Wins over Ovill McKenzie and Phil Goodwin in 2009 set him up for a challenge for Tony Bellew's Commonwealth title in September 2010;[1] Bellew took a unanimous points decision despite being knocked down in the fourth round.[2]

Ajisafe's next fight was against Darren Stubbs in July 2011 for the vacant English light-heavyweight title, Ajisafe winning after a cut above Stubbs' eye forced a stoppage. He successfully defended the title against Travis Dickinson in December 2012.[3]

In March 2014 he met Dean Francis for the vacant British light-heavyweight title, taking a unanimous points decision.[4][5] He subsequently beat Leon Senior and in November 2014 beat Matty Clarkson to win the MaxiNutrition Knockout Trophy.[6]

In January 2015, Commonwealth champion Enzo Maccarinelli was ordered to make a mandatory defence of his title against Ajisafe.[7]

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 19 wins 4 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 10 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
23 Loss 19–4   Hosea Burton UD 10 14 Dec 2019 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: Light-heavyweight – Quarter-final
22 Win 19–3   Genadij Krajevskij TKO 6 (6) 3 Aug 2019 Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
21 Win 18–3   Dominik Landgraf TKO 2 (6) 16 Dec 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
20 Win 17–3   Josef Obeslo PTS 6 13 May 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
19 Loss 16–3   Umar Salamov UD 12 21 May 2016 Megasport Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia For IBO light-heavyweight title
18 Win 16–2   Daniel Wanyonyi KO 4 13 Jun 2015 Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England Won Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
17 Win 15–2   Georgi Kandelaki TKO 2 11 Apr 2015 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
16 Win 14–2   Matty Clarkson RTD 4 8 Nov 2014 Glow, Bluewater, Greenhithe, England
15 Win 13–2   Leon Senior TKO 5 (10) 17 May 2014 Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England
14 Win 12–2   Dean Francis UD 12 15 Mar 2014 Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England Won British light-heavyweight title
13 Win 11–2   Carl Wild PTS 4 30 Mar 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
12 Win 10–2   Travis Dickinson UD 10 15 Dec 2012 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England Retained English light-heavyweight title
11 Win 9–2   Darren Stubbs TKO 3 (10) 16 Jul 2011 Sports Centre, Oldham, England Won English light-heavyweight title
10 Loss 8–2   Tony Bellew UD 12 24 Sep 2010 Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England For Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
9 Win 8–1   Phil Goodwin PTS 6 3 Oct 2009 Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
8 Win 7–1   Ovill McKenzie PTS 8 17 Apr 2009 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England
7 Loss 6–1   Carl Dilks UD 3 20 Feb 2009 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0   Adie Whitmore TKO 4 (6) 5 Sep 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
5 Win 5–0   Jamie Norkett PTS 4 25 Jul 2008 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
4 Win 4–0   Yanko Pavlov PTS 4 9 May 2008 Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough, England
3 Win 3–0   Jamie Norkett PTS 4 26 Apr 2008 Darlington & District Club, Darlington, England
2 Win 2–0   Victor Smith PTS 4 22 Feb 2008 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0   Tom Owens TKO 2 (4) 18 Nov 2007 Custard Factory, Birmingham, England

References

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  1. ^ Steel, Adam (2010) "Bob Ajisafe building towards Commonwealth glory", Evening Gazette, 24 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  2. ^ Davies, Gareth A. (2010) "Tony Bellew defeats Bob Ajisafe to retain Commonwealth light-heavyweight title", The Daily Telegraph, 24 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  3. ^ Johns, Craig (2014) "Travis Dickinson made to wait for Bob Ajisafe rematch for British title", Newcastle Chronicle, 25 September 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  4. ^ Hines, Martin (2014) "Boxing on TV this weekend: Hopkins vs Kovalev and Ajisafe vs Dickinson", The Independent, 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  5. ^ Boyman, John (2014) "AS IT HAPPENED - Dean Francis v Bob Ajisafe", Basingstoke Gazette, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  6. ^ "Bob Ajisafe wins knockout trophy after late replacement Matty Clarkson is pulled out", Sky Sports, 9 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Council orders Enzo Maccarinelli to defend his light-heavyweight title against Bob Ajisafe Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine", Boxing News, 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015
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