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 | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Boxing | ||
All-Africa Games | ||
![]() | 2003 Abuja | Bantamweight |
Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 2006 Melbourne | Bantamweight |
Career
In 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
14 fights | 11 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Loss | 11–3 | ![]() | SD | 10 | 30 Jun 2023 | ![]() | For vacant Australian featherweight title |
13 | Win | 11–2 | ![]() | MD | 6 | 12 Nov 2022 | ![]() | |
12 | Loss | 10–2 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 16 Nov 2019 | ![]() | For WBF Australasian lightweight title |
11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 11 Nov 2016 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (4), 0:25 | 22 Jul 2016 | ![]() | |
9 | Loss | 8–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 29 Jan 2011 | ![]() | For vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 21 Nov 2007 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6) | 17 Sep 2007 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | PTS | ? | 1 Jun 2007 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 31 Mar 2007 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 24 Nov 2006 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 1 Oct 2006 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 18 Aug 2006 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 21 Jul 2006 | ![]() |
References
External links
- Boxing record for Nestor Bolum from BoxRec (registration required)
- Bio