What is Ngozika Ekwelum's record?

Ngozika Ekwelum's professional record is 17-10-5 with 14 knockouts.

Heavyweight

Ngozika Ekwelum

17-10-5 14 KO · 1973–1986

Updated Oct 11, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia

Ngozika Ekwelum was a heavyweight boxer, born Mar 15, 1948. Record 17-10-5 with 14 knockouts over 1973–1986. Ngozika Ekwelum last fought Mary Konate on Nov 14, 1986 and lost by TKO in round 7 of 10.

BornMar 15, 1948

Country—

DebutSep 28, 1973

Career1973–1986

Rounds boxed200

KO share82%

TitlesInaugural African heavyweight title 1979

Boxerbook rating1300 ± 263 · inactive since Nov 1986Why here ›

Confirmed bouts5 of 32

Career record

Record

17-10-5, 14 KOs · 1973–1986

Last result

Mary Konate

TKO 7/10 · Abidjan, 🇨🇮

1986-11-14 ›
✓ one source

The record

32 bouts, 1973–1986, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Mary Konate

TKO 7/10 · Abidjan, 🇨🇮

Ekwelum 17-9-5 · Konate —

1986-11-14 ›
✓ one source

Charles Udalor

For vacant Nigerian heavyweight title

PTS 12/12 · Lagos, Lagos State, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 17-8-5 · Udalor —

1986-08-01 ›
✓ one source

Proud Kilimanjaro 🇿🇼

For African heavyweight title

KO 12/12 · Lagos, Lagos State, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 17-7-5 · Kilimanjaro —

1983-12-02 ›
✓ one source

Adama Mensah

For inaugural West African heavyweight title

PTS 12/12 · Ghana

Ekwelum 17-6-5 · Mensah —

1983-01-01 ›
✓ one source

Paul Sykes 🇬🇧

KO 1/10 · National Stadium, Lagos, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 16-6-5 · Sykes 6-2-1

1980-03-29 ›
✓✓ two sources

Trevor Berbick 🇨🇦

TKO 5/10 · Metro Centre, Halifax, 🇨🇦

Ekwelum 16-5-5 · Berbick 12-1-1

1979-12-11 ›
✓✓ two sources

Joe Kalala

Won inaugural African heavyweight title

KO 3/15 · National Stadium, Lagos, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 15-5-5 · Kalala —

1979-10-05 ›
✓ one source

Tony Moore

TKO 6/10 · Lagos, Lagos State, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 14-5-5 · Moore —

1979-07-07 ›
✓ one source

Eddie Cooper

Won inaugural Nigerian heavyweight title

KO 3/15 · National Stadium, Lagos, 🇳🇬

Ekwelum 13-5-5 · Cooper —

1979-03-08 ›
✓ one source

Bernd August 🇩🇪

KO 5/10 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 12-5-5 · August —

1978-11-06 ›
✓ one source

Hennie Thoonen

DQ 3/10 · IJsstadion Thialf, Heerenveen, 🇳🇱

Ekwelum 12-4-5 · Thoonen —

1978-09-16 ›
✓ one source

John L. Gardner

TKO 6/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧

Ekwelum 12-3-5 · Gardner —

1977-05-31 ›
✓ one source

Kallie Knoetze 🇿🇦

TKO 7/10 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦

Ekwelum 12-2-5 · Knoetze —

1977-01-28 ›
✓ one source

Lucien Rodriguez 🇫🇷

PTS 8/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 11-2-5 · Rodriguez —

1976-12-12 ›
✓ one source

Raúl Gorisito

PTS 8/8 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, 🇪🇸

Ekwelum 11-2-4 · Gorisito —

1976-11-19 ›
✓ one source

Tony Moore

PTS 8/8 · Olympiahalle, Munich, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 10-2-4 · Moore —

1976-05-24 ›
✓ one source

Terry Judge

KO 3/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 9-2-4 · Judge —

1975-12-27 ›
✓ one source

Conrad Velensek

TKO 7/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 8-2-4 · Velensek —

1975-10-10 ›
✓ one source

Ray Anderson 🇺🇸

KO 5/8 · Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 7-2-4 · Anderson 35-15-3

1975-06-24 ›
✓✓ two sources

Ray Anderson 🇺🇸

PTS 8/8 · Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 7-2-3 · Anderson 35-14-2

1975-05-16 ›
✓✓ two sources

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Fernando Descamps

KO 2/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 6-2-3 · Descamps —

1975-03-18 ›
✓ one source

Billy Aird

PTS 8/8 · 20th Century FC Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, 🇬🇧

Ekwelum 6-1-3 · Aird —

1975-02-04 ›
✓ one source

Eddie Neilson

TKO 2/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧

Ekwelum 5-1-3 · Neilson —

1975-01-06 ›
✓ one source

Conrad Velensek

PTS 8/8 · Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 5-1-2 · Velensek —

1974-09-03 ›
✓ one source

José Antonio Gálvez

TKO 8/8 · Plaza de Toros de Palma, Palma de Mallorca, 🇪🇸

Ekwelum 4-1-2 · Gálvez —

1974-07-12 ›
✓ one source

Kilani Ramdani

TKO 2/6 · Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 3-1-2 · Ramdani —

1974-05-16 ›
✓ one source

Richard Dunn 🇬🇧

KO 7/10 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 2-1-2 · Dunn —

1974-04-11 ›
✓ one source

Santiago Lovell 🇦🇷

PTS 8/8 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 2-1-1 · Lovell —

1974-03-14 ›
✓ one source

Avenamar Peralta 🇦🇷

PTS 10/10 · Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 2-0-1 · Peralta 75-11-5

1974-02-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Armando Zanini

PTS 8/8 · Brescia, Lombardy, 🇮🇹

Ekwelum 2-0-0 · Zanini —

1973-11-24 ›
✓ one source

José Antonio Gálvez

PTS 6/6 · Hamburg, Hamburg State, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 1-0-0 · Gálvez —

1973-10-26 ›
✓ one source

Ireno Werleman

KO 2/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪

Ekwelum 0-0-0 · Werleman —

1973-09-28 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight

Quarter-finalLJohn McKinty 🇬🇧PTS

1 amateur bout at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Ngozika Ekwelum's record?: Ngozika Ekwelum's professional record is 17-10-5 with 14 knockouts.
Who did Ngozika Ekwelum fight last?: Ngozika Ekwelum last fought Mary Konate on Nov 14, 1986 and lost by TKO in round 7 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 17030 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17030. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: unknown. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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