| Obisia Nwankpa | |
| Weight: | light/light welterweight |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Total: | 29 |
| Wins: | 23 (KO 16) |
| Losses: | 6 (KO 3) |
Obisia “Golden Gloves” Nwankpa[1] (born 19 May 1950 in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional light/light welterweight boxer of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s who won Nigerian lightweight title, African Boxing Union light welterweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against Saoul Mamby, his professional fighting weight varied from 135NaN, i.e. lightweight to NaNNaN, i.e. light welterweight.[2]
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Laudiel Negron of Puerto Rico.[3]
At the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nwankpa participated in the light-welterweight competition. He won the gold medal, defeating Issake Dabore of Niger in the final.[4] He also won the gold medal in the light-welterweight category at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, defeating Anthony Martey of Ghana in the final.