Izuagbe Ugonoh was born on 2 November 1986 and is a Polish mixed martial artist and former professional boxer and kickboxer.
25 Facts About Izu Ugonoh
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Izu Ugonoh is a graduate of the Jedrzej Sniadecki University School of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk.
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Izu Ugonoh graduated from the Jedrzej Sniadecki University School of Physical Educations and Sport in Gdansk.
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Izu Ugonoh trained kick boxing at Gdansk club GKSK Corpus.
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Izu Ugonoh met the local Zamig Athakishiyev in the final.
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Izu Ugonoh fought his second professional fight on 20 November 2010, in a show in Nysa, during which he defeated Pavel Habra by technical KO in the first round.
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Izu Ugonoh's first fight of 2011 was against Rad Rashid on the 2 April.
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Izu Ugonoh won the bout by unanimous decision over four rounds.
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Izu Ugonoh went on to gain five stoppage wins by the end of 2012.
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Izu Ugonoh fought once in 2013, defeating Lukasz Rusiewicz by unanimous decision in a six-round bout.
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In 2014, Izu Ugonoh started training under Kevin Barry while being signed to Duco Events, and became a regular sparring partner for Joseph Parker.
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Izu Ugonoh fought once in 2014 knocking out Junior Maletino Lakopo in two rounds.
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Izu Ugonoh next fought on the 5 March 2015, against Thomas Peato.
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Izu Ugonoh went on to gain wins over Julius Long and Will Quarrie before facing Ibrahim Labaran for the interim WBA Oceania and WBO Africa heavyweight titles.
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Izu Ugonoh got a first-round knockout win against Vicente Sandez in December 2015.
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Izu Ugonoh's first fight of 2016 was against Ricardo Humberto Ramirez, which he won by knockout in the fourth round.
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In December 2016, Izu Ugonoh left his promoter Duco Events David Higgins after being with them for two years.
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Izu Ugonoh shortly signed with Al Haymon after his departure from Duco.
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Izu Ugonoh faced Fred Kassi in a ten-round bout, winning the fight by stoppage after Kassi was retired on his stool at the end of the second round.
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On July 11,2020, news surfaced that Izu Ugonoh transitioned from boxing to mixed martial arts and had signed a contract with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki.
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Izu Ugonoh made his mixed martial arts debut at KSW 54 on August 29,2020.
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Izu Ugonoh lost the bout via TKO in the second round after gassing in the first round.
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Izu Ugonoh rematched with Marek Samociuk at KSW 70 on May 28,2022.
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Izu Ugonoh lost the bout again, losing via TKO stoppage due to ground and pound in the first round.
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Izu Ugonoh calls himself a "black Pole" and says that he proudly represents Poland on the international arena.