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Olusegun gave it up choosing to take the opportunity to fight in a World title eliminator instead against undefeated
Romanian boxer Ionut Dan in a bout which was scheduled take place on 9 October 2009. The bout against Dan however never materialized and in the intervening period the title was won by
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pulled out with just 10 days to go. Discussing the fight beforehand, Olusegun said, "I have great respect for Gary Reid as he is the only
British based fighter who is willing to get into the ring with me". Bemoaning the fact that he found it tough to find opponents, he added, “I am desperate to
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Olusegun on the grounds of residency. Also on the line was the Commonwealth title that the two boxers had previously fought for in February 2008. Olusegun again won the contest with a unanimous points decision to become a two-belt champion. Rather than defending the British belt however
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on 8 September 2012. The first few rounds were good exchanges for the two brawlers. However, on the tenth round the hard punches from the
Argentinian proved too much for the unbeaten Nigerian and therefore the referee stopped the fight via 10th Round TKO.
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in June 2006 before getting the chance a year later to fight for the vacant
Commonwealth light welterweight title against Stoke's Gary Reid. Olusegun had been due to fight for the crown 18 months before when then opponent
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title and the
African Boxing Union title at the same weight. In September 2004 having compiled a record of 13-0 he met possibly his toughest test when he scored a 4th round win over the talented
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belt. On 12 February 2011 Olusegun competed in a non-title six round fight beating Polish journeyman Arek Malek with a World title eliminator still not having come to fruition.
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fight the best but the best don't want to fight me. I am a lonely shark in the light welterweight ocean." Olusegun ended up winning a unanimous points decision over 12 rounds.
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Eastside boxing | Ajose : The best don't want to fight me
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The Boxing Bulletin | Ajose Olusegun vs Nigel Wright preview
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who competed from 2001 to 2014. He challenged once for the
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number 2 ranked boxer next fought on the undercard of
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