Full name Efetobor Wesley Apochi Name Efetobor Apochi | Nationality Nigeria | |
Born 2 November 1987 (age 37) ( 1987-11-02 ) Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria | ||
Efetobor Wesley Apochi (born 2 November 1987 in Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria) is the captain of the Nigerian boxing team and has represented Nigeria in several international tournaments as a heavyweight.
Efetobor Apochi entered international boxing competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games, where he surprised the boxing world by taking second. Apochi then represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships, winning his first match before falling to the eventual gold medalist, Teymur Mammadov. In January 2014, Apochi joined the Mexico Guerreros of the World Series of Boxing.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Efetobor Apochi captained the Nigerian boxing team. He knocked out his initial opponent in the first round and then upset Australia's Jai Opetaia in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Apochi lost to the eventual gold medalist, Samir El Mais. As a result, Apochi received a bronze medal.
Apochi studied microbiology at the Federal University of Technology Owerri.