Anthony Ogogo
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Born | Anthony Osejua Ojo Ogogo 24 November 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Spouse(s) |
Casey Wicks (m. 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saraya Knight[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debut | 23 February 2019[1] |
Anthony Osejua Ojo Ogogo (born 24 November 1988) is an English
Early life
Ogogo was born to an English mother and Nigerian father.[5]
In his youth he attended many Football in the Community courses run by Norwich City, resulting in him being invited for a trial at the club and playing in their youth team.[6]
Amateur boxing career
2004 Junior Olympics
Having taken up boxing aged 12, Ogogo won a gold medal in the 2004 Junior Olympics final held in Texas.[6][7]
2005 IABA Cadet World championships
In 2005, Ogogo won gold at the IABA Cadet World Championships at the 70 kg division by beating Ruslan Derbenev of Russia in the final. A 1,000-plus capacity crowd watched the bout at the St George's Hall in Liverpool.
2010 Commonwealth Games
Ogogo competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in the Middleweight (75 kg) Division and won a silver medal after being defeated in the final by Northern Ireland's Eamonn O'Kane by a score of 16–4.[8]
2012 Olympic Games
Ogogo secured his place on the
Professional boxing career
Early fights and injury
In December 2012, Ogogo signed his first professional contract, with Los Angeles-based promotional company Golden Boy Promotions.[6]
He won his first professional bout against Kieron Gray, stopping him in the second round.
After 7 professional fights, Ogogo was out for a year after requiring surgery for an Achilles tendon injury.
Return and International middleweight title fight
During his comeback fight against Ruslan Schelev in July 2015 he dislocated his shoulder in the second round, but continued until the end of the six rounds to take a unanimous decision.[11] On 29 May 2016 Ogogo needed less than three rounds to win his comeback from injury. After a one-sided two-and-a-half rounds, Gary Cooper's corner threw in the towel to award Ogogo a successful return from a 10-month absence.[12] Cooper was an 11th-hour replacement for Germany's Chris Herrmann in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ Super WBA super-lightweight title fight.[13]
It was announced on 10 June that Ogogo would fight for the first time at the
Ogogo's first title match was announced, which would take place at the
Blindness and retirement
In March 2017, still wanting to become a world champion, Ogogo was registered blind. He was advised to retire by a number of eye specialists. At this stage, Ogogo had undergone two operations on his left eye. Speaking to Lowestoft Journal, Ogogo said his driving licence was also taken away from him as he was not allowed to drive.[22]
In January 2019, Ogogo expressed hope that after his eye surgery he could come back to the ring.[23]
On 11 March 2019, having not fought since October 2016, Ogogo retired from boxing at the age of 30.[24] He released a long statement thanking many names who had helped and guided him throughout his amateur and professional career, closing the statement with, "I’ve been through a lot in my career. I’ve had 17 operations and suffered every pain imaginable. I’ve won, lost, cried and hurt. But if you were to ask me would I do it again? In a heartbeat. I love this game." He retired with a record of 11 wins and 1 sole loss, during his short 4-year professional career.[25]
Professional wrestling career
Following his retirement from boxing, Ogogo began his career in professional wrestling.[26] On 23 February 2019, he made his wrestling debut in his hometown for the World Association of Wrestling (WAW).[27]
In April 2019, Ogogo was featured on
On 31 March 2021, Ogogo would make his debut on AEW Dynamite, attacking Cody Rhodes and aligning himself with Q. T. Marshall, Nick Comoroto, and Aaron Solo, establishing himself as a heel. He feuded with Cody Rhodes until AEW Double or Nothing 2021. Ogogo lost to Rhodes in a single match at the event.[31] He would have one more in AEW before having eye surgery, and was out injured for 6 months.[32] Ogogo returned to the ring on the 1 December taping of AEW Dark: Elevation in an eight-man tag match.[33]
On the 6 April 2024 episode of AEW Collision, Ogogo returned to AEW, assisting Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty) in attacking Chris Jericho and Hook, joining the stable in the process.
Other ventures
On 3 January 2008, Ogogo entered Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack on Channel 4, finishing in fourth place. Anthony had a naked photoshoot for Attitude magazine and continues to work as a semi-professional model through his official website. He also appeared in an advert for the sandwich store chain,
Professional boxing record
12 fights | 11 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 7 | 1 |
By decision | 4 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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12 | Loss | 11–1 | Craig Cunningham | TKO | 8 (10), 1:27 | 22 Oct 2016 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham , England
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For vacant WBC International middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Bronislav Kubin | TKO | 2 (8), 2:38 | 23 Jul 2016 | Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Frane Radnić | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 25 Jun 2016
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The O2 Arena, London, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Gary Cooper | TKO | 3 (6), 1:26 | 28 May 2016 | SSE Hydro , Glasgow, Scotland
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8 | Win | 8–0 | Ruslan Schelev | UD | 6 | 18 Jul 2015 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle , Germany
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7 | Win | 7–0 | Wayne Reed | TKO | 5 (6), 1:06 | 12 Jul 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool , England
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6 | Win | 6–0 | Jonel Tapia | TKO | 3 (8), 0:46 | 3 May 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Greg O'Neill | PTS | 6 | 1 Mar 2014 | Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow , Scotland
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4 | Win | 4–0 | Dan Blackwell | PTS | 6 | 14 Dec 2013 | ExCel Arena, London , England
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3 | Win | 3–0 | Gary Boulden | TKO | 5 (6), 0:33 | 13 Jul 2013 | Craven Park, Hull, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Edgar Perez | UD | 6 | 18 May 2013 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Kieron Gray | TKO | 2 (6), 2:00 | 27 Apr 2013 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England |
References
- ^ a b c "Anthony Ogogo". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Ogogo". Wrestling Data. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b "I'm thrilled about this signing. Anthony will be our first developmental project as a company. For those who followed his boxing career and saw his Olympic acumen, you'll be happy to see he's now applying that passion and work-ethic to pro-wrestling training. Welcome Anthony!". twitter.com. Cody Rhodes. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo: Former boxer signs for All Elite Wrestling". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Osejua Ojo Ogogo". www.aiba-london.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Ogogo, Olympic boxing medallist, turns professional". BBC Sport. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo". www.gbboxing.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- bbc.co.uk. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo – Events and results". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Gray, Natalie (28 September 2012). "Bronze postbox makes mail chiefs see red". ITV. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Dennen, John (2015) "Anthony Ogogo: ‘I just have to go through a dark path to get there’", Boxing News, 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015
- ^ "Ogogo wins after 10 month lay off". Sky Sports. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Lakey, Chris (29 May 2016). "Ogogo declares war on middleweight rivals". Lowestoft Journal. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Ogogo added to o2 Arena stacked card". Sky Sports. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo retires Frane Radnic after round 1". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Ogogo to fight in Berlin". Sky Sports. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo, Charlie Edwards Win Big in Germany - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo and Craig Cunningham fight for the WBC International title". Ring News 24. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Craig Cunningham Drops, Shocks Anthony Ogogo For TKO Win - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo Suffered Broken Eye Socket in Cunningham Loss - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo could box in 2017 after recovering from injury, says Nisse Sauerland". Sky Sports. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo Registered Blind After Fracturing Eye Socket". BoxingScene.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Ogogo hopes to fight again after further eye surgery". World Boxing News. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo: Fractured eye socket and other injuries force Olympian to retire". BBC Sport. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo Announces His Retirement From Boxing". BoxingScene.com. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Baber, Andy (10 June 2019). "'I'm seriously considering becoming a professional wrestler' - former boxer Anthony Ogogo ready to make next career move". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "WAW In Lowestoft". Cagematch.net. Cagematch. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "AEW - The Road to Double or Nothing - Episode 12". youtube.com. Nightmare Family. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "OLYMPIC MEDALIST ANTHONY OGOGO SIGNS WITH AEW". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (24 August 2020). "Update On The Status of Anthony Ogogo In AEW". 411 Mania. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Woodward, Hamish (23 October 2021). "Every Anthony Ogogo match in AEW ranked". Atletifo Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Ogogo's AEW Career On Hold After Tenth Eye Surgery". SEScoops. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "7 Matches Featuring The Acclaimed, Jurassic Express, Riho, The Factory & More: AEW Elevation, Ep 40". YouTube. 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Hoping to be a knockout on the dance floor, it's Anthony Ogogo!". BBC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
External links
- Anthony Ogogo at IMDb
- Boxing record for Anthony Ogogo from BoxRec (registration required)
- Anthony Ogogo - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
- Anthony Ogogo's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- Anthony Ogogo at Team GB
- Anthony Ogogo at Olympics.com
- Anthony Ogogo at Olympedia
- Anthony Ogogo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)