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Millicent Agboegbulem

Millicent Agboegbulem
Born (1983-06-18) 18 June 1983 (age 41)
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Middleweight

Millicent 'Milli' Agboegbulem (born 18 June 1983) is a Nigerian amateur boxer based in Australia. An Australian Super Welterweight champion, she also won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Career

Millicent competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event against Caitlin Parker.[1][2][3]

In March 2023 Agboegbulem defeated Desley Robinson to claim the vacant Australian Super Welterweight Champion title. In July 2023 as the headliner for the first televised all-female fight card in Australian boxing, Agboegbulem defended her title from fancied challenger Tayla Harris.[4] Harris was larger and had previously been undefeated, but lost in an eight round majority decision. Commentators praised Agboegbulem for her supreme fitness and "big overhand right hand".[5]

References

  1. ^ "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Millicent AGBOEGBULEM - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. ^ "Boxing – Women's Middleweight (75kg) results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ^ "Odunuga, Agboegbulem settled for bronze medals". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ^ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/781935-harris-vs-agboegbulen-millicent-mili-agboegbulen-vs-tayla-harris
  5. ^ https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/boxing-news-aflw-star-tayla-harris-suffers-gruesome-injury-in-australian-title-fight-loss-to-millicent-agboegbulen/news-story/b9050749ff2fff4ad8a0955d1352d9e8


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