Henry Akinwande Record

Henry Akinwande is a 69-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years and 9 months, Akinwande amassed a record of 50-4-1, which includes 30 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Henry Akinwande was born in Dulwich, London, England, U.K. on October 12, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 33 years on October 4, 1989 against Carlton Headley. Akinwande defeated Headley via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Akinwande became a world champion at the age of 40 after 30 professional fights. He challenged Jeremy Williams for the vacant WBO heavyweight title and stopped Williams in the 3rd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.

Akinwande's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ondřej Pála at age 52, on July 4, 2008.

Some of Henry Akinwande's best fights have been against Orlin Norris, Tony Tucker, Johnny Nelson, Jeremy Williams, Peter McNeeley, Axel Schulz, and John Fury. For a complete list of Akinwande's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Henry Akinwande".

Akinwande has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Henry Akinwande Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
55	Jul 04, 2008	52	Ondřej Pála	loss	UD 6
54	Jun 30, 2007	51	Andriy Oliynyk	win	UD 10
53	Nov 04, 2006	51	Oleg Platov	loss	SD 12
52	Mar 04, 2006	50	Cisse Salif	win	UD 12
51	Dec 10, 2005	50	Ed Mahone	win	UD 12
50	Sep 24, 2005	49	Tipton Walker	win	TKO 2
49	May 14, 2005	49	Alexander Vasiliev	win	UD 8
48	Apr 10, 2004	48	Anton Nel	win	TKO 10
47	May 31, 2003	47	Timo Hoffmann	win	SD 12
46	Dec 10, 2002	47	Raman Sukhaterin	win	UD 12
45	Oct 29, 2002	47	Sam Ubokane	win	TKO 7
44	Mar 08, 2002	46	Curt Paige	win	TKO 1
43	Nov 17, 2001	46	Oliver McCall 36 38-7	loss	KO 10
42	Jun 16, 2001	45	Maurice Harris	win	KO 1
41	Mar 17, 2001	45	Peter McNeeley 32 47-5	win	KO 2
40	Dec 08, 2000	45	Kenny Craven	win	TKO 1
39	May 25, 2000	44	Russell Chasteen	win	TKO 5
38	Feb 22, 2000	44	Chris Sirengo	win	TKO 1
37	May 15, 1999	43	Najee Shaheed	win	TKO 9
36	Mar 06, 1999	43	Reynaldo Minus	win	TKO 2
35	Dec 13, 1997	42	Orlin Norris 32 47-4	win	UD 12
34	Jul 12, 1997	41	Lennox Lewis 31 30-1	loss	DQ 5
33	Jan 11, 1997	41	Scott Welch	win	UD 12
32	Nov 09, 1996	41	Alexander Zolkin	win	TKO 10
31	Jun 29, 1996	40	Jeremy Williams 23 26-1	win	KO 3
30	Mar 23, 1996	40	Gerard Jones	win	DQ 7
29	Jan 27, 1996	40	Brian Sargent	win	TKO 4
28	Dec 16, 1995	40	Tony Tucker 36 52-3	win	UD 10
27	Jul 22, 1995	39	Stanley Wright	win	TKO 2
26	Apr 08, 1995	39	Calvin Jones	win	KO 2
25	Jul 23, 1994	38	Mario Schiesser	win	KO 7
24	Apr 05, 1994	38	Johnny Nelson 27 24-9-1	win	PTS 10
23	Dec 01, 1993	38	Biagio Chianese	win	TKO 4
22	Nov 06, 1993	38	Frankie Swindell	win	UD 10
21	May 01, 1993	37	Axel Schulz 24 15-0-1	win	UD 12
20	Mar 18, 1993	37	Jimmy Thunder	win	PTS 12
19	Dec 19, 1992	37	Axel Schulz 24 15-0	draw	MD 12
18	Jul 18, 1992	36	Steve Garber	win	TKO 2
17	Jun 05, 1992	36	Kimmuel Odum	win	DQ 6
16	Apr 10, 1992	36	Lumbala Tshibamba	win	PTS 8
15	Mar 26, 1992	36	Tucker Richards	win	TKO 2
14	Feb 28, 1992	36	Eddie Taylor	win	TKO 3
13	Dec 06, 1991	36	Tim Bullock	win	TKO 3
12	Oct 09, 1991	35	John Fury 27 8-2-1	win	KO 3
11	Jun 28, 1991	35	Marshall Tillman	win	PTS 8
10	Jun 06, 1991	35	Ramon Voorn	win	PTS 8
9	Mar 06, 1991	35	J. B. Williamson	win	TKO 2
8	Dec 12, 1990	35	François Yrius	win	TKO 1
7	Oct 10, 1990	34	Tracy Thomas	win	PTS 6
6	May 09, 1990	34	Mike Robinson	win	KO 1
5	Mar 14, 1990	34	Warren Thompson	win	PTS 6
4	Jan 10, 1990	34	John Fairbairn	win	TKO 1
3	Dec 06, 1989	34	Paul Neilson	win	TKO 1
2	Nov 08, 1989	34	Dennis Bailey	win	TKO 2
1	Oct 04, 1989	33	Carlton Headley	win	KO 1

Championships

Henry Akinwande won 1 world championship in a world-title fight at the heavyweight weight division.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	Won	Method	Round
1	Jun 29, 1996	Jeremy Williams	Heavyweight	WBO	KO	3

Akinwande successfully defended his heavyweight world titles 2 times.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	Defended	Method	Round
1	Jan 11, 1997	Scott Welch	Heavyweight	WBO	UD	12
2	Nov 09, 1996	Alexander Zolkin	Heavyweight	WBO	TKO	10

Akinwande unsuccessfully fought for 1 heavyweight world championship in 1 world-title fight.

#	Date	Opponent	Weight Class	For	Method	Round
1	Jul 12, 1997	Lennox Lewis	Heavyweight	WBC	DQ	5

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