Joe Orewa

Nigerian boxer

Joe Orewa
Personal information
Born12 June 1960
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Nigeria
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Bantamweight

Joseph “Joe” Orewa, also known as King Cobra (born 12 June 1960) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the bantamweight class.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.[2]

References

  1. ^ Profile: Joe Orewa Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 22 January 2014)
  2. ^ "Boxing 54kg - Men Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

  • Joe Orewa at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Joe Orewa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Edit on Wikidata
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Commonwealth Games Boxing Champions in Men's Bantamweight
  • 1930 – 1938: up to 53.5 kg
  • 1950 – 2010: up to 54 kg
  • 2014 – 2018: up to 56 kg
  • 2022 – present: up to 54 kg


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