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Anthony Ogogo Profile |
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Birth Date: November 24, 1988
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Birth Place: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
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Birth Name: Anthony Osezua Ogogo
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Biography |
Anthony Osezua Ogogo (born November 24, 1988, Suffolk,
United Kingdom) is an international boxer who has captained
Great Britain's team in the World European and Junior
Olympic Tournaments. He won the Junior Olympics in 2004,
picked up the Most Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament and
was crowned World Under 17 Champion in 2005. He hopes to
represent Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics. Training three
times a day, Ogogo's overall ambition is to become World
Champion, but he would also love to become the first
mixed-race James Bond. His boxing name is 'Beautiful Brown
Suga'.
Anthony was born to an English Mother and Nigerian Father.
He has four sisters Joanne, Toni, Leanne and Carly. He is
Single,however he has stated on Big Brother that he likes
Jade Eden (a fellow former housemate) and will attempt to
keep in touch outside the house.
In 2005, Ogogo won gold at the IABA Cadet World
Championships at the 70kg weight by beating Ruslan Derbenev
of Russia in the final.
A 1,000-plus capacity crowd, which included Amir Khan and
former middleweight world champion Julian Jackson, watched
the bout at the St George's Hall in Liverpool.
Ogogo faced a strong opponent in Derbenev. The first round
ended with both light-middleweights seeking to physically
impress themselves on each other which resulted in a
low-scoring advantage to Ogogo at 4-3.
In Round Two, a now-bloodied Ogogo started to relax and find
a rhythm with his jab which consistently put Derbenev on the
back foot. Leading 10-6 going into the final round and with
his opponent seeking bigger shots for a knockout, Ogogo
cleverly opted to keep his distance sticking behind his jab
and using the full area of the ring.
At the bell Ogogo finally did hit the floor - but only to
bang his fists on the canvas with the joy of victory.
On January 3, 2008 Ogogo entered the Big Brother: Celebrity
Hijack house, finishing, three and a half week's later in
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since February 20, 2008