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Etinosa Oliha

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Etinosa Oliha
Personal information
NicknameEl Chapo
NationalityItalian
BornEtinosa Godwin Oliha
(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 28)
Turin, Italy
WeightMiddleweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins22
Win by KO10
Losses1

Etinosa Godwin Oliha (born 13 June 1998) is an Italian professional boxer who competes in the middleweight division. He held the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) middleweight title from 2023 to 2024.

Early and personal life

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Etinosa Oliha was born on 13 June 1998 in Turin to Patricia and Murphy Oliha, both of whom immigrated from Nigeria. When he was five years old, the family moved to Asti. Oliha has an older brother and two older sisters.[1]

After his school education, Oliha completed an apprenticeship as an electrician. He lives in Asti.[1]

Amateur career

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At the age of 14, Oliha took part in an event organized by the city where the sports clubs from Asti presented themselves together. Here he came into contact with Skull Boxe Canavesana and Davide Greguoldo. Oliha was thrilled and joined the club, while Greguoldo took over his training. To this day he is a member of the club and Gregualdo is his coach.[2]

In his amateur career, Oliha amassed 59 fights, including 45 wins, 12 losses and two draws. 2016 Italian youth champion. His personal highlight was the gold medal at the Italian championship.[2]

Professional career

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Oliha began his professional career at the age of 19. He continues to be coached by his amateur trainer Davide Greguoldo.[citation needed]

On 10 February 2020, he defeated his compatriot Carlo de Novellis and became Italian middleweight champion.[3] He successfully defended the championship twice before relinquishing it to fight Sofiane Khati for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) Mediterranean middleweight title. He defeated the Frenchman by retirement in the fifth round.[4]

Agon Sports & Events invited Oliha as a sparring opponent for its middleweight and super middleweight boxers. Oliha convinced the AGON management with his performance and signed a contract with the Berlin boxing promotion in November 2022.[5] In his stable debut on 24 February 2023, he defeated Rafael Amarillas Ortiz and became Intercontinental Middleweight Champion of the WBO.[6]

IBO middleweight champion

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Five months later, on 1 July 2023, the IBO's Intercontinental Championship against the Chilean Julio Álamos, originally planned by AGON, was declared a world title fight by the IBO,[7] because the reigning champion Gennady Golovkin had relinquished his world title.[8][9] Oliha defeated Alamos on points and was thus the Berlin boxing stable's first world title holder. With his victory he also closed the gap between Italian world champions in the upper weight classes. Prior to this, Giovanni De Carolis had been most recently the world title holder of the GBU and WBA, who handed over both titles to Tyron Zeuge in November 2016.[10]

In his first title defense, Oliha faced Faton Vukshinaj on 25 November 2023. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[1]

On 14 September 2024, Oliha faced German Alexander Pavlov in a bid of an IBF middleweight eliminator in AGON Sport Park in Berlin, Germany.[11] He won via third round technical knockout.[12]

Oliha fought undefeated Aaron McKenna for the vacant IBF middleweight title at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on 8 August 2026, losing by unanimous decision.[13][14]

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 22 wins 1 loss
By knockout 10 0
By decision 12 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 22–1 Aaron McKenna UD 12 8 Aug 2026 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland For vacant IBF middleweight title
22 Win 22–0 Ivan Njegac TKO 3 (6) 12 Sep 2025 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany
21 Win 21–0 Alexander Pavlov TKO 3 (12), 2:30 14 Sep 2024 AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
20 Win 20–0 Ismaël Seck UD 10 6 Apr 2024 Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany Won vacant IBF International middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Faton Vukshinaj UD 12 25 Nov 2023 Cultura, Rietberg, Germany Retained IBO middleweight title
18 Win 18–0 Julio Álamos UD 12 1 Jul 2023 Unihalle, Wuppertal, Germany Won vacant IBO middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Rafael Amarillas Ortiz TKO 6 (12), 1:22 24 Feb 2023 AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Sofiane Khati RTD 5 (10), 3:00 10 Jul 2022 Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Won vacant IBO Mediterranean middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Francesco Lezzi UD 10 2 Jul 2021 Stadio Comunale, Asti, Italy Retained Italian middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Bogdan Malinović TKO 2 (6) 19 Mar 2021 PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, Italy
13 Win 13–0 Francesco Lezzi PTS 6 5 Dec 2020 Palasport, Maclodio, Italy
12 Win 12–0 Andrea Roncon UD 10 21 Aug 2020 PalaDelta, Porto Viro, Italy Retained Italian middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Carlo De Novellis UD 10 21 Feb 2020 PalaErrebi San Quirico, Asti, Italy Won vacant Italian middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Santos Medrano KO 3 (6) 20 Sep 2019 Palasport, Schio, Italy
9 Win 9–0 Ricardo Pompeo Mellone PTS 6 5 Jul 2019 Grugliasco, Piedmont, Italy
8 Win 8–0 Jorge Ortiz TKO 3 (6) 14 Jun 2019 Palasport, Grumello del Monte, Italy
7 Win 7–0 Petru Chiochiu PTS 6 25 Apr 2019 Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy
6 Win 6–0 Fabio Mastromarino UD 8 8 Dec 2018 PalaGeorge, Montichiari, Italy
5 Win 5–0 Srečko Janjić TKO 2 (6) 27 Oct 2018 Asti, Piedmont, Italy
4 Win 4–0 Giuseppe Rauseo PTS 6 14 Sep 2018 PalaSport, Cusano Mutri, Italy
3 Win 3–0 Mladen Jovanović KO 3 (6) 15 Jul 2018 Centro Sportivo, Sequals, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Vadim Gurau TKO 4 (6), 2:09 22 Jun 2018 Palasport, Corneliano d'Alba, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Jean Marc Yao Assouman PTS 6 19 May 2018 Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Wycisk, Wolfgang (26 November 2023). "Etinosa Oliha verteidigt WM-Titel". go4boxing.com (in German). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Turgay Gül (28 November 2023). "Etinosa Oliha verteidigt WM-Titel". AGON SPORTS & EVENTS (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Etinosa nuovo campione italiano dei pesi medi". Sportivo24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "35° Trofeo Carnera: Etinosa Oliha Campione IBO Mediterraneo Pesi Medi". FPI (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Orban, Jonny (8 February 2023). "AGON-Event: Boxt sich Etinosa Oliha in seinem Stalldebüt zum Titel?". boxen1.com.
  6. ↑ Wycisk, Wolfgang (27 February 2023). "Björn Schicke verliert und Etinosa Oliha siegt am Tag 1 des AGON‑Double‑Features". go4boxing.com.
  7. ↑ Wycisk, Wolfgang (21 June 2023). "Aus eins mach zwei – AGON gibt weitere Boxweltmeisterschaft für den 1. Juli in Wuppertal bekannt". go4boxing.com.
  8. ↑ Wolfgang Wycisk (14 June 2023). "Gennadiy Golovkin gibt IBO Weltmeistertitel im Mittelgewicht zurück". go4boxing.com (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "In Germania Etinosa Oliha compie l'impresa! E' campione IBO . Gualtieri vince l' IBF". BoxeRingWeb.net (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Boxrec Eintrag WM Carolis vs Zeuge". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Persson, Per-Ake (20 August 2024). "Promoter Agon line up Etinosa Oliha-Alexander Pavlov and IBF 168lbs bout between William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Oliha stops Pavlov in IBF eliminator". fightnews.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Aaron McKenna Boxes Past Oliha To Claim IBF Crown". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Result: McKenna Defeats Oliha To Win IBF Middleweight Title". fightnews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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