Efetobor Wesley Apochi
Efetobor Wesley Apochi is the captain of the Nigerian boxing team and has represented Nigeria in several international tournaments as a heavyweight.
Efetobor Apochi entered international boxing competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games, where he surprised the boxing world by taking second. Apochi then represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships, winning his first match before falling to the eventual gold medalist, Teymur Mammadov. In January 2014, Apochi joined the Mexico Guerreros of the World Series of Boxing.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Efetobor Apochi captained the Nigerian boxing team. He knocked out his initial opponent in the first round and then upset Australia's Jai Opetaia in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Apochi lost to the eventual gold medalist, Samir El Mais. As a result, Apochi received a bronze medal.
Apochi studied microbiology at the Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Lucas Pontes Da Silva | TKO | 5, 2:33 | 16 Feb 2024 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Adrian Taylor | SD | 8 | 16 Apr 2022 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Brandon Glanton | 10 | 27 Jun 2021 | The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Deon Nicholson | KO | 3, 1:12 | 17 Apr 2021 | Shrine Exposition Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Joe Jones | KO | 3, 0:51 | 14 Nov 2020 | Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Larry Pryor | TKO | 4, 2:09 | 4 Oct 2019 | Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Earl Newman | KO | 7, 2:12 | 25 May 2019 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Raymond Ochieng | TKO | 2, 1:57 | 23 Feb 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Eric Abraham | TKO | 1, 2:20 | 22 Dec 2018 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Aaron Chavers | TKO | 1, 0:18 | 24 Aug 2018 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Cashton Young | TKO | 3, 1:43 | 26 May 2018 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Darrius Flowers | TKO | 2, 2:16 | 10 Mar 2018 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Leo Pia | 1, 1:52 | 23 Sep 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Daniel Mejia Hernandez | 2, 2:05 | 30 Jul 2017 | Mechanics Bank Arena, Bakersfield, California, U.S. |