Millicent Agboegbulem Explained

Millicent Agboegbulem
Weight:Middleweight
Nationality:Nigerian
Birth Date:18 June 1983
Birth Place:Nigeria

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. Web site: Boxing Athlete Profile: Millicent AGBOEGBULEM - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2020-11-05. results.gc2018.com.
  2. News: Boxing – Women's Middleweight (75kg) results. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2020-11-05.
  3. Web site: 2018-04-13. Odunuga, Agboegbulem settled for bronze medals. 2020-11-05. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  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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