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Eddie Ndukwu

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Eddie Ndukwu is a Nigerian amateur and professional bantam/super bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who as an amateur won the gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, won the silver medal at featherweight at the 1973 All-Africa Games, won the featherweight class at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, and represented Nigeria in the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships losing to eventual gold medal winner Howard Davis, Jr. of the United States. [1]

18 relations: Amateur, Bantamweight, Boxing, Featherweight, Gold medal, Howard Davis Jr., Kingston, Jamaica, Knockout, Nigerians, Orthodox stance, Professional, Southpaw stance, Super bantamweight, United States, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1973 All-Africa Games, 1974 British Commonwealth Games, 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Amateur

An amateur (French amateur "lover of", from Old French and ultimately from Latin amatorem nom. amator, "lover") is generally considered a person who pursues a particular activity or field of study independently from their source of income.

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Bantamweight

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Gold medal

A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field.

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Howard Davis Jr.

Howard Edward Davis Jr. (February 14, 1956 – December 30, 2015) was an American amateur and professional boxer.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Nigerians

Nigerians or Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria.

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Orthodox stance

In combat sports such as boxing, an orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the right foot, thus having his weaker side closer to the opponent.

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Professional

A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity.

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Southpaw stance

In boxing, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.

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Super bantamweight

Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966.

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1973 All-Africa Games

The 2nd All-Africa Games – Lagos 1973 were played from January 7, 1973, to January 18, 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria.

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1974 British Commonwealth Games

The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974.

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1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Ndukwu

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