Nestor Bolum (born 19 September 1986) is a Nigerian professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented his country in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2003 Abuja | Bantamweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Bantamweight |
Career
editIn 2003, southpaw Bolum, who works for the Nigerian Air Force, won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.
At the Olympics he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight (54 kg) division by Thailand's eventual runner-up Worapoj Petchkoom.
At the Commonwealth Games he was edged out by eventual winner Akhil Kumar in the semifinal.
In November 2023, Bolum announced to the Guardian that he is returning to the boxing ring to face Luke Martin.[2][3][needs update]
Professional boxing record
edit| 14 fights | 11 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Liam Pope | SD | 10 | 30 Jun 2023 | Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, Australia | For vacant Australian featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Luke Martin | MD | 6 | 12 Nov 2022 | Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Shiva Mishra | TKO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 16 Nov 2019 | Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | For WBF Australasian lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Apichet Saikane | UD | 4 | 11 Nov 2016 | Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Sunun Sangpet | KO | 2 (4), 0:25 | 22 Jul 2016 | Mediterranean House, Sydney, Australia | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Tison Cave | UD | 10 | 29 Jan 2011 | Palooka’s Boxing Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | For vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Klaas Mboyane | PTS | 6 | 21 Nov 2007 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Balanganani Ndou | TKO | 3 (6) | 17 Sep 2007 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Balanganani Ndou | PTS | ? | 1 Jun 2007 | Indoor Sports Centre, Thohoyandou, South Africa | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Sipho Nkadimeng | PTS | 4 | 31 Mar 2007 | Sammy Marks Square, Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mandla Toli | PTS | 4 | 24 Nov 2006 | Convention Centre, Mahikeng, South Africa | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jeremiah Peeu | PTS | 4 | 1 Oct 2006 | Percy Wholesalers, Seshego, South Africa | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Brian Mthimane | UD | 4 | 18 Aug 2006 | Uncle Tom's Hall, Soweto, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gideon Buthelezi | UD | 4 | 21 Jul 2006 | Goldfields Arena, Carletonville, South Africa |
References
edit- ^ "Nestor Bolum targets knockout win against Liam Pope in WBF contest". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Sydney-based Bolum returns to boxing ring, faces Martins in six-round". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Sydney-based Nestor Bolum set for vacant WBF title bout against Billzard". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Nestor Bolum from BoxRec (registration required)
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