Friday Ahunanya

Friday Chinedu Ahunanya (born 19 November 1971 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a professional boxer.[1] He is a journeyman heavyweight best known for beating several undefeated prospects and for his appearances on ESPN fight cards.

Friday Ahunanya
Statistics
Real nameFriday Chinedu Ahunanya
Nickname(s)The 13th
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
NationalityNigerian
Born (1971-11-19) 19 November 1971
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins24
Wins by KO13
Losses8
Draws3
No contests1

He fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Amateur career
  • 1994: World Cup, Bangkok, Thailand, Heavyweight:
  • Defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) on points
  • Lost to Stephen Gallinger (Canada) on points

Professional career

Known as Friday "The 13th", Ahunanya began his career in 1998 with a good deal of promise, winning his first 16 fights including a victory over undefeated (16-0-1) Nate Jones. In 2001 he lost a decision to undefeated (15-0) Olympian and future titlist Serguei Lyakhovich. In 2002 he handed French Olympian Josue Blocus his first loss.

In 2004 had his only early loss when hit in the eye in the 4th by Lance Whitaker. The loss to Whitaker was the beginning of decline for Ahunanya. He went on to lose to Taurus Sykes in New Mexico, who was not highly regarded in spite of his 22-1-1 record in 2005, arguably the low point of his career.

He then drew with fringe contender Dominick Guinn, and then was competitive in losing efforts against undefeated prospects Sultan Ibragimov (Olympic silver medalist) and 6-0 Olympic Gold medalist Alexander Povetkin.

In 2007 he rebounded by handing 19-0 New Zealand prospect Shane Cameron his first loss by knocking him down twice in the 12th and final round, after the second knockdown the referee intervened and stopped the contest, earning him a TKO victory. In 2008 he stopped another undefeated prospect in Alonzo Butler.

Friday Lost to David Tua in March 2010 in New Zealand via decision. However Friday and his manager claimed Friday should have won, and would have if the fight had been in the USA. After further review it was obvious that David Tua won the fight by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record
24 Wins (13 knockouts, 11 decisions), 9 Losses (1 knockout, 8 decisions), 3 Draws[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 17-0 Mike "The Rebel" Perez UD 10 30/12/2011 Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California 90-100, 90-100, 90-100.
Loss 32-2 Chris Arreola UD 10 09/07/2011 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey 90-100, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss 23-17-2 Cisse Salif UD 6 24/05/2011 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California 55-59, 56-58, 56-58.
Loss 50-3-1 David Tua UD 12 31/03/2010 Trusts Stadium, Auckland WBO Asia Pacific/Oriental Heavyweight Titles. 109-119, 111-117, 108-120.
Win 26-0-1 Alonzo Butler UD 10 20/06/2008 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada 95-94, 96-93, 95-94.
Win 19-0 Shane Cameron TKO 12 02/11/2007 Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland PABA/WBO Asia Pacific/WBA NABA Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the 12th round.
Draw 7-1 Franklin Lawrence SD 8 06/07/2007 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada 79-73, 74-78, 76-76.
Win 21-9-2 James "Hurricane" Walton TKO 2 15/06/2007 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the second round.
Win 15-23-1 Ramon Hayes UD 6 27/04/2007 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada 60-54, 59-55, 59-55.
Loss 6-0 Alexander Povetkin UD 6 22/04/2006 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Loss 17-0 Sultan Ibragimov TD 9 16/09/2005 Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title. 84-88, 83-88, 83-87.
Draw 25-2 Dominick Guinn PTS 10 22/04/2005 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada 93-97, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss 22-1-1 Taurus Sykes UD 12 11/03/2005 Lea County Events Center, Hobbs, New Mexico WBA NABA Heavyweight Title. 112-116, 113-115, 110-118.
Loss 27-2-1 Lance Whitaker TKO 5 17/04/2004 Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Florida WBO NABO/WBA NABA Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fifth round.
Win 28-15 Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams KO 4 05/12/2003 Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida Williams knocked out at 1:34 of the fourth round.
Win 15-17 Onebo Maxime UD 10 23/08/2003 Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida
Win 12-3-1 Francisco Daniel Silva TKO 1 28/06/2003 Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Draw 32-12 Terrence "KO" Lewis PTS 10 28/02/2003 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada 95-95, 95-95, 95-95.
Win 12-0 Josue Blocus SD 10 01/06/2002 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey 97-93, 97-93, 95-96.
Loss 15-0 Siarhei Liakhovich UD 12 17/11/2001 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada WBA NABA Heavyweight Title. 112-116, 110-118, 112-116.
Win 6-8-2 James V. Lester TKO 1 30/06/2001 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the first round.
Win 16-0-1 Nate Jones SD 12 03/03/2001 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada WBA NABA Heavyweight Title. 115-112, 114-113, 113-114.
Win 11-5-1 Otis Tisdale UD 8 28/11/2000 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-2-1 Ivy Calvin KO 5 26/10/2000 Hollywood Park Racetrack, Inglewood, California Calvin knocked out at 1:06 of the fifth round.
Win 11-1 Derrell Dixon PTS 8 16/09/2000 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 13-25-8 Wesley Martin TKO 8 11/08/2000 Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-6-3 Agustin Corpus TKO 3 01/04/2000 The Regent, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the third round.
Win 4-2-1 Donald Macon TKO 1 03/03/2000 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the first round.
Win -- Juan Carlos Maldonado TKO 1 12/02/1999 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the first round.
Win 4-5-1 Willie Chapman UD 6 20/11/1998 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada 60-54, 60-54, 60-54.
Win 3-2-1 James V. Lester PTS 6 31/07/1998 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win -- Tahavalu Samiu KO 3 11/07/1998 Reno Hilton Casino Resort, Reno, Nevada
Win -- Joe L. Gray UD 4 15/05/1998 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 1-0 Darrell Morgan PTS 4 09/04/1998 Phoenix, Arizona
Win 6-0 Shane William Heavyrunner TKO 4 20/03/1998 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the fourth round.
Win -- Larry Wilson TKO 1 27/02/1998 The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the first round.

References
  1. "Cris Arreola unsatisfied against Friday Ahunanya, but wins big". ESPN.com. July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
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