Yves Ngabu
Yves Ngabu | |
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Born | Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium | 5 December 1988
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Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
Boxing record[2] | |
Total fights | 25 |
Wins | 22 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Yves Ngabu (born 5 December 1988) is a Belgian
Professional career
Ngabu made his professional debut on 13 June 2011, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Jessy Moreaux at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium.[3]
After compiling a record of 8–0 (6 KOs) he defeated Christophe Dufaux on 21 June 2014 in
Following two eight-round UD victories – against Isosso Mondo in June[6] and Alexander Kubich in November 2016[7] – Ngabu was scheduled to face Geoffrey Battelo for the vacant European cruiserweight title on 4 June 2017 in Roeselare, Belgium. Battelo was forced to withdraw through injury after being involved in a car accident,[8] prompting Mirko Larghetti to step in as a replacement. However, after Larghetti was also forced to withdraw two weeks before the bout with an illness, Tamas Lodi was brought in as a late replacement. Ngabu knocked Lodi down in the fourth round before the referee called a halt to the contest, handing Ngabu the European title via fourth-round TKO.[9]
He made two successful defences of the title – a third-round TKO against Geoffrey Battelo in January 2018[10] and a UD against Micki Nielsen in February 2019[11] – before facing former British and Commonwealth cruiserweight champion, Lawrence Okolie, on 26 October 2019 at The O2 Arena in London. Ngabu post his title via seventh-round TKO after a left-hook right-hand combination[12] sent Ngabu stumbling across the ring, prompting referee Robert Laine to step in and halt the contest.[13]
Professional boxing record
25 fights | 22 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 16 | 1 |
By decision | 6 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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25 | Win | 22–2 (1) | Floyd Masson | TKO | 6 (12), 2:32 | 9 Sep 2023 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill , Australia
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Won IBO cruiserweight title |
24 | Loss | 21–2 (1) | Evgeny Tishchenko | SD | 10 | 6 May 2023 | Ekaterinburg , Russia
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23 | NC | 21–1 (1) | Brandon Deslaurier | NC | 4 (10), 3:00 | 7 Jun 2022 | Hotel Westin, Paris, France | For vacant WBO cruiserweight title |
22 | Win | 21–1 | Giorgi Kopadze | KO | 1 (6), 2:05 | 22 Apr 2022 | Ledegem, Belgium | |
21 | Loss | 20–1 | Lawrence Okolie | TKO | 7 (12), 2:28 | 26 Oct 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Lost European cruiserweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Micki Nielsen | UD | 12 | 16 Feb 2019 | Sporthal Schiervelde, Roeselare, Belgium | Retained European cruiserweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Geoffrey Battelo | TKO | 3 (12) | 27 Jan 2018 | Arenahal, Deurne, Belgium | Retained European cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Tamas Lodi | TKO | 4 (12) | 4 Jun 2017 | Roeselare, Belgium | Won vacant European cruiserweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Alexander Kubich | UD | 8 | 11 Nov 2016 | Sporthal De zwaluw, Zwevezele, Belgium | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Isossa Mondo | UD | 8 | 4 Jun 2016 | Sporthal Schiervelde, Roeselare, Belgium | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Engin Karakaplan | KO | 1 (12), 2:46 | 11 Nov 2015 | Zwevezele, Belgium | Won vacant WBC Francophone cruiserweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Peter Erdos | TKO | 3 (8) | 26 Sep 2015 | Hooglede, Belgium | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Gabriel Lacrosnier | TKO | 4 (8) | 28 Feb 2015 | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent , Belgium
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12 | Win | 12–0 | Cedric Kalonji | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 25 Dec 2014 | Izegem, Belgium | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Antoine Boya | KO | 8 (8), 1:45 | 11 Nov 2014 | Zwevezele, Belgium | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Sylvain Luce | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2014 | Zaal Ogierlande, Hooglede, Belgium | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Christophe Dufaux | TKO | 2 (10) | 21 Jun 2014 | Lichtervelde, Belgium | For vacant Belgian cruiserweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Fabrice Clement | KO | 3 (8) | 20 Apr 2014 | Zwevezele, Belgium | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Viktor Szalai | TKO | 1 (8), 2:13 | 13 Dec 2013 | Aalst, Belgium | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Attila Makula | TKO | 3 (6) | 11 Nov 2013 | Zwevezele, Belgium | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Carlos Torres Suarez | TKO | 4 (6), 2:15 | 15 Jun 2013 | Sporthall, Lichtervelde, Belgium | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Astrando Arduin | TKO | 5 (6) | 25 Dec 2012 | Izegem, Belgium | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Ruslan Bitarov | TKO | 1 (6) | 29 Jun 2012 | Moorslede, Belgium | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Antonio Manuel | UD | 6 | 24 Jun 2011 | Feesttent, Torhout, Belgium | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jessy Moreaux | UD | 4 | 13 Jun 2011 | Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium |
Personal life
His parents emigrated to Belgium from the
Yves played in the lower leagues of Belgian football with KSKV Zwevezele as a forward.[14][15]
References
- ^ Willoughby, Shane (29 July 2019). "Ngabu: Whenever Okolie Wants It, I'll Be Ready!". BoxingInsider.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Boxing record for Yves Ngabu". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Yves Ngabu vs. Jessy Moreaux". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Yves Ngabu vs. Christophe Dufaux". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Yves Ngabu vs. Engin Karakaplan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Yves Ngabu vs. Isosso Mondo". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Yves Ngabu vs. Alexander Kubich". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Bratusch, Marco (31 October 2017). "Boxing News: EBU Updates". fightnews.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Ake Persson, Per (5 June 2017). "Yves Ngabu Stops Tamas Lodi For EBU Cruiserweight Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Ake Persson, Per (28 January 2018). "Yves Ngabu Retains EBU Title With Stoppage of Geoffrey Batello". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Ake Persson, Per (16 February 2019). "Ngabu Beats Nielsen, Patera Retains, Baraou Decisions Molina". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Damarell, Richard (26 October 2019). "Prograis vs Taylor: Lawrence Okolie stops Yves Ngabu in seventh round". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (26 October 2019). "Lawrence Okolie stops Yves Ngabu in seven, wins European title". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Yves Ngabu". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
External links
- Boxing record for Yves Ngabu from BoxRec (registration required)