Effiong Okon

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Effiong Okon
Personal information
Full nameEffiong Okon
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 38)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight

Effiong Okon (born 22 May 1985) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was outscored in the first round of the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division by Italy's Alfonso Pinto.[1]

Okon qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana. In the final he was defeated by Madagascar's Lalaina Rabenarivo.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Effiong Okon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.