Daniel Egbunike
Daniel Egbunike | |
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 Egbunike at Matchroom Boxing Gym in 2017 | |
| Born | 25 October 1989 (age 34) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Danny Darko |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
Daniel Egbunike (born 25 October 1989) is a British professional boxer.
Amateur career[edit]
Egbunike started boxing aged 23 at his local boxing gym for two years before going on to win the ABA Championships. Egbunike won both the novice and elite ABA titles.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Egbunike made his professional debut against Alec Bazza on 7 October 2017 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO).[2]
On 28 June 2019 he faced fellow unbeaten prospect Martin McDonagh in a Southern Area title eliminator at the York Hall in London.[3] Egbunike won via points decision (PTS) over ten rounds, setting up a shot at the Southern Area title.[4][5] On 9 November he outpointed the previously unbeaten Billy Allington[6] over ten rounds at the York Hall, capturing the Southern Area super-lightweight title[7] in the fewest fights to date – winning the title in just his sixth professional bout.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Before boxing, Egbunike served time in prison on two occasions for dealing drugs, serving a total of two years and nine months for both offences.[9]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 7 fights | 6 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 7 | Loss | 6–1 |  Harlem Eubank
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PTS | 10 | 2 Dec 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Allington
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PTS | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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Won vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Martin McDonagh
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PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Janos Andras Vass
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KO | 2 (6) | 9 Mar 2019 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Ivan Godor
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PTS | 6 | 2 Apr 2018 | York Hall, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Israel Munoz
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TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Dec 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alec Bazza
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TKO | 2 (4) | 7 Oct 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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References[edit]
- ^ "Kingston boxing school celebrates three years of amazing success". 28 December 2017.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Unbeaten Daniel Egbunike and Martin McDonagh clash in Southern Area eliminator | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Ohara Davies Decisions Miguel Vazquez in Lackluster Bout". 28 June 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Danny Dignum dazzles in WBO European middleweight fight | British Boxing News".
- ^ "Dignum stops Cummings, Walsh and Cameron also victorious on a solid bill at York Hall. – British Boxing BBTV". 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Blooming Lilley Gym Are 'family'".
- ^ "Kingston professional boxer hopes rise from drug dealing past will inspire people 'trapped' like he was". 9 May 2018.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Daniel Egbunike from BoxRec (registration required)