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Henry Akinwande

Boxer

Born
12 October 1965, Dulwich
Citizenship
Nigeria, United Kingdom
Sport
boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
201 cm (6 ft 7 in)

Henry Adetokunboh Akinwande (born 12 October 1965) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 1996 to 1997. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles between 1993 and 1994.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande
1988 Summer Olympics1988

Awards and honours

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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