About Fatai Ayinla
Lived 1939 – 2016 (aged 77). Fatai Ayinla was a Nigerian boxer.
Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle (6 May 1939 – 12 October 2016) was an amateur boxer from Nigeria, who won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division (+ 81 kg) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria. He was born in Ibadan, Oyo. Ayinla represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. He claimed a bronze medal at the first World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba.
1972 Olympic results Below is the record of Fatai Ayinla, a Nigerian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
Round of 16: lost to Carroll Morgan (Canada) by decision, 2-3
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Who was Fatai Ayinla?
Nigerian boxer
When was Fatai Ayinla born?
Fatai Ayinla was born on 6 May 1939 in Ibadan.
When did Fatai Ayinla die?
Fatai Ayinla died on 12 October 2016 in Ibadan.
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Fatai Ayinla was a boxer.
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Fatai Ayinla was Nigerian.
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