Nestor Bolum
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Medal record | ||
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Representing File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | ||
Men's Boxing | ||
All-Africa Games | ||
Silver medal – second place | 2003 Abuja | Bantamweight |
Commonwealth Games | ||
Bronze medal – third place | 2006 Melbourne | Bantamweight |
Nestor Bolum (born 19 September 1986) is a Nigerian professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented his country in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
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 | Australia Liam Pope | SD | 10 | 30 Jun 2023 | Australia Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, Australia | For vacant Australian featherweight title |
13 | Win | 11–2 | New Zealand Luke Martin | MD | 6 | 12 Nov 2022 | Australia Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, Australia | |
12 | Loss | 10–2 | New Zealand Shiva Mishra | TKO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 16 Nov 2019 | Australia Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | For WBF Australasian lightweight title |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Thailand Apichet Saikane | UD | 4 | 11 Nov 2016 | Australia Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | Thailand Sunun Sangpet | KO | 2 (4), 0:25 | 22 Jul 2016 | Australia Mediterranean House, Sydney, Australia | |
9 | Loss | 8–1 | Canada Tison Cave | UD | 10 | 29 Jan 2011 | Canada Palooka’s Boxing Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | For vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | South Africa Klaas Mboyane | PTS | 6 | 21 Nov 2007 | South Africa Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | South Africa Balanganani Ndou | TKO | 3 (6) | 17 Sep 2007 | South Africa Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | South Africa Balanganani Ndou | PTS | ? | 1 Jun 2007 | South Africa Indoor Sports Centre, Thohoyandou, South Africa | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | South Africa Sipho Nkadimeng | PTS | 4 | 31 Mar 2007 | South Africa Sammy Marks Square, Pretoria, South Africa | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | South Africa Mandla Toli | PTS | 4 | 24 Nov 2006 | South Africa Convention Centre, Mahikeng, South Africa | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | South Africa Jeremiah Peeu | PTS | 4 | 1 Oct 2006 | South Africa Percy Wholesalers, Seshego, South Africa | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | South Africa Brian Mthimane | UD | 4 | 18 Aug 2006 | South Africa Uncle Tom's Hall, Soweto, South Africa | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | South Africa Gideon Buthelezi | UD | 4 | 21 Jul 2006 | South Africa Goldfields Arena, Carletonville, South Africa |
References
- ↑ "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
- Boxing record for Nestor Bolum from BoxRec (registration required)
- Bio
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- Nigerian male boxers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in boxing
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