The Republic
Sports History

Since 1950 · Nigeria Boxing Federation (amateur) / Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (professional)

Boxing

Hogan 'Kid' Bassey was the world featherweight champion in 1957. Dick Tiger was world middleweight (1962/63) and light-heavyweight (1966) champion. Nojim Maiyegun won Nigeria's first Olympic medal in Tokyo 1964.

  1. 1957

    World Featherweight Title, Paris

    Host: France

    Hogan 'Kid' Bassey KO Cherif Hamia (R10) — first Nigerian world champion.

    Players:
    Hogan Bassey (Okon Bassey Asuquo, Calabar)
    Body:
    Professional — under British Boxing Board
  2. 1962

    World Middleweight Title, San Francisco

    Host: USA

    Dick Tiger UD Gene Fullmer — won the WBA middleweight title.

    Players:
    Dick Tiger (Richard Ihetu, Amaigbo)
    Body:
    Professional
  3. 1964

    Tokyo Olympics — boxing

    Host: Japan

    Bronze — Light-middleweight (Nojim Maiyegun).

    Players:
    Nojim Maiyegun
    Minister of Sport:
    Inuwa Wada (oversight)
    Body:
    Nigeria Boxing Federation (amateur)

    First Olympic medal of independent Nigeria.

  4. 1996

    Atlanta Olympics — boxing

    Host: USA

    Silver — Heavyweight (Duncan Dokiwari, bronze). Earlier Bronze — David Izonritei (Barcelona 1992).

    Players:
    Duncan Dokiwari, David Izonritei (1992)
    Minister of Sport:
    Jim Nwobodo
    Body:
    NBF
  5. 2024

    WBO Interim Super-Middleweight Title (professional)

    Efetobor Apochi and Olanrewaju Durodola active on world circuit; Anthony Joshua (British-Nigerian) holds multiple world heavyweight titles 2016–2019, 2019–2021.

    Body:
    Professional