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Heavyweight · Nigeria
Henry Akinwande 52-4-1 29 KO · 1989–2008
Henry Akinwande was a heavyweight boxer from Nigeria, born Oct 12, 1965. Record 52-4-1 with 29 knockouts over 1989–2008. World titles: WBO heavyweight (1996–1997). Henry Akinwande last fought Ondřej Pála on Jul 4, 2008 and lost by UD over 6 rounds.
Also: Генри Акинванде · Генрі Акінванде · هنرى اكينواندى +4 more هنري أكينواندي · هنری آکینوانده · ヘンリー・アキンワンデ · Henry Adetokunboh Akinwande
Born Oct 12, 1965
Country 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 201 cm
Reach 218.5 cm
Debut Oct 4, 1989
Career 1989–2008
Rounds boxed 345
KO share 56%
Born in Dulwich, London, England
Titles WBO heavyweight · 1996–1997
Boxerbook rating 1981 ± 207 · inactive since Jul 2008Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 57 · 1 official
Career record Record
52-4-1, 29 KOs · 1989–2008
Last result L
UD 6/6 · Buyuk Anadolu Didim Resort, Ankara, 🇹🇷
The record 57 bouts, 1989–2008, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 56, Wikipedia (ru) · 55, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 1, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
UD 6/6 · Buyuk Anadolu Didim Resort, Ankara, 🇹🇷
Akinwande 52-3-1 · Pála 1-2-0
W
Andriy Oliynyk
UD 10/10 · Olympic Stadium, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Akinwande 51-3-1 · Oliynyk —
L
Lost IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title SD 12/12 · RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 51-2-1 · Platov 22-1-0
W
Retained IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Small EWE Arena, Oldenburg, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 50-2-1 · Salif —
W
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 49-2-1 · Mahone —
W
Tipton Walker
TKO 2/6 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 48-2-1 · Walker —
W
Alexander Vasiliev
UD 8/8 · Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 47-2-1 · Vasiliev —
W
Anton Nel
Retained IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, 🇳🇬
Akinwande 46-2-1 · Nel —
W
Won IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Brandenburg-Halle, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 45-2-1 · Hoffmann —
W
Raman Sukhaterin
UD 12/12 · Sala Sporturilor, Constanța, 🇷🇴
Akinwande 44-2-1 · Sukhaterin —
W
Sam Ubokane
TKO 7/10 · Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town South Africa, 🇿🇦
Akinwande 43-2-1 · Ubokane —
W
Curt Paige
TKO 1/8 · Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 42-2-1 · Paige —
L
KO 10/10 · MANDALAY BAY HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 42-1-1 · McCall 38-7-0
W
KO 1/10 · Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 41-1-1 · Harris 18-11-2
W
Won vacant WBC International heavyweight title KO 2/12 · The Moon, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 40-1-1 · McNeeley 47-5-0
W
Kenny Craven
12 · Luna, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 39-1-1 · Craven —
W
Kenny Craven
Won vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title TKO 1/12 · The Moon, Tallahassee, Florida, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 38-1-1 · Craven —
W
Russell Chasteen
TKO 5/10 · Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 37-1-1 · Chasteen —
W
Chris Sirengo
TKO 1/10 · Velodrome, Bellville, 🇿🇦
Akinwande 36-1-1 · Sirengo —
W
Najee Shaheed
TKO 9/10 · Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 35-1-1 · Shaheed —
Show all 57 bouts W
Reynaldo Minus
TKO 2/10 · UM Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 34-1-1 · Minus —
W
UD 12/12 · Amphitheater, Pompano Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 33-1-1 · Norris 47-4-0
L
For WBC heavyweight title DQ 5/12 · Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 33-0-1 · Lewis 30-1-0
W
Retained WBO heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 32-0-1 · Welch 19-2-0
W
12/12 · MGM Grand, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 31-0-1 · Zolkin —
W
Won vacant WBO heavyweight title KO 3/12 · Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 30-0-1 · Williams 26-1-0
W
Gerard Jones
DQ 7/10 · Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 29-0-1 · Jones —
W
Brian Sargent
TKO 4/10 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 28-0-1 · Sargent —
W
UD 10/10 · CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 27-0-1 · Tucker 52-3-1
W
Stanley Wright
TKO 2/10 · London Arena, Millwall, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 26-0-1 · Wright —
W
Calvin Jones
KO 2/8 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Akinwande 25-0-1 · Jones —
W
Retained European heavyweight title KO 7/12 · Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 24-0-1 · Schießer —
W
PTS 10/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 23-0-1 · Nelson 24-11-1
W
PTS 10/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 22-0-1 · Nelson 24-10-1
W
Retained European heavyweight title TKO 4/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 21-0-1 · Chianese —
W
Frankie Swindell
UD 10/10 · Superbowl, Sun City, 🇿🇦
Akinwande 20-0-1 · Swindell —
W
Won vacant European heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Sporthalle Charlottenburg, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 19-0-1 · Schulz 15-0-1
W
Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Lewisham Theatre, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 18-0-1 · Thunder 14-3-0
D
For vacant European heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 18-0-0 · Schulz 15-0-0
W
Steve Garber
TKO 2/8 · Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 17-0-0 · Garber —
W
Kimmuel Odum
DQ 6/8 · Palais des sports, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Akinwande 16-0-0 · Odum —
W
Lumbala Tshibamba
PTS 8/8 · Carquefou, Pays de la Loire, 🇫🇷
Akinwande 15-0-0 · Tshibamba —
W
Tucker Richards
TKO 2/8 · Ice Rink, Telford, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 14-0-0 · Richards —
W
Eddie Taylor
TKO 3/8 · Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, 🇫🇷
Akinwande 13-0-0 · Taylor —
W
Tim Bullock
TKO 3/8 · Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪
Akinwande 12-0-0 · Bullock —
W
John Fury
KO 3/8 · G-Mex Centre, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 11-0-0 · Fury —
W
Marshall Tillman
PTS 8/8 · Salle Leyrit, Nice, 🇫🇷
Akinwande 10-0-0 · Tillman —
W
Ramon Voorn
PTS 8/8 · The Broadway Theatre, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 9-0-0 · Voorn —
W
TKO 2/8 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 8-0-0 · Williamson 26-7-0
W
François Yrius
TKO 1/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 7-0-0 · Yrius —
W
Tracy Thomas
PTS 6/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 6-0-0 · Thomas —
W
Mike Robinson
KO 1/6 · Wembley Conference Centre, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 5-0-0 · Robinson —
W
PTS 6/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 4-0-0 · Thompson —
W
John Fairbairn
TKO 1/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 3-0-0 · Fairbairn —
W
Paul Neilson
TKO 1/6 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 2-0-0 · Neilson —
W
Dennis Bailey
TKO 2/6 · Wembley Conference Centre, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 1-0-0 · Bailey —
W
Carlton Headley
KO 1/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Akinwande 0-0-0 · Headley —
Amateur career 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
Facts
What is Henry Akinwande's record? Henry Akinwande's professional record is 52-4-1 with 29 knockouts.
Who did Henry Akinwande fight last? Henry Akinwande last fought Ondřej Pála on Jul 4, 2008 and lost by UD over 6 rounds.
Which world titles has Henry Akinwande held? Henry Akinwande has held 1 world title reign: WBO heavyweight (1996–1997). Sources Boxerbook ID 2871 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2871 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.