DavidAdeleye
“Big D”
English Heavyweight Champion
David Adeleye took a jump into the big time in October 2023 when he featured in the chief support action to the huge collision between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He challenged for the British heavyweight title and vacant Commonwealth title against fellow unbeaten Brit Fabio Wardley in a massively anticipated grudge match.
The fight lived up to expectations, but champion Wardley had the final say by forcing a seventh round stoppage and inflicted a first defeat on the 27-year-old.
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WINS
14
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LOSES
1
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DRAW
0
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kOs
13
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WEIGHT
232 lbs
(105,2 Kg) -
HEIGHT
6’4.5”
(194 cm) -
REACH
76.4”
(194 cm)
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Trainer
Frank Greaves
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Born
16 november 1996
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Born in
London, uk
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nation
British
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residence
London, UK
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KO Percentage
92.86%
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Stance
Orthodox
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Rounds
44
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Debut
21 December 2019
Amateur Career
Adeleye was a Junior ABA champion in 2013 and won the Senior ABA Novices in 2017 before winning the Senior ABAs the following year.
He also represented England in an international against Denmark in 2018 and romped to gold at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Boxing Championships.
During his amateur career, he studied at the University of Wolverhampton, where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in Business Management.
Training Camps
The Londoner has become a regular in the training camps of
heavyweight king Fury and was again drafted in for preparations ahead of Fury’s 2022 Wembley showdown with Dillian Whyte and was on duty again for the December match with Derek Chisora.
Following his first Fury experience in Las Vegas, promoter Frank Warren made him his busiest pandemic boxer, with five behind closed doors fights in front of the BT Sport (now TNT Sports) cameras that boosted his profile.
Major Achievements and Titles
He then fought on the Fury bill at Wembley Stadium where he stopped the resilient Chris Healey inside four rounds. He got to double figures as a pro at York Hall in December when he stopped Elvis Garcia in two rounds before becoming WBO European champion in February with a second round stoppage of the previously unbeaten Dmytro Bezus.
Fighting History
Win
6 Round TKO
Jeamie Tshikeva
Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, UK
Vacant British Heavyweight Championship
5 April 2025
Win
1 round tko
Solomon Dacres
Wembley arena, London, UK
British Heavyweight Championship
7 Dec 2024
Loss
7 round tko
Fabio Wardley
Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi
British, Commonwealth, WBO European Heavyweight Championship
28 oct 2023
Win
5 round rtd
Emir Ahmatovic
York Hall, London, UK
WBO European Heavyweight Championship
9 jun 2023
Win
2 round tko
Dmytro Bezus
York Hall, London, UK
Vacant WBO European Heavyweight Championship
17 feb 2023
Win
2 round ko
Elvis Garcia
York Hall, London, UK
11 nov 2023
Win
4 round tko
Chris Healey
Wembley stadium, London, UK
23 apr 2023
Win
4 round rtd
Dominik Musil
York Hall, London, UK
12 Nov 2023
Win
4 round tko
Mladen Manev
Wembley arena, London, UK
24 jul 2021
win
6 round pts
Kamil Sokolowski
York Hall, London, UK
24 apr 2021
win
1 round KO
Dave Preston
Copper Box Arena, London, UK
26 Mar 2021
win
2 round TKO
Danny Whitaker
Church House, Westminster, UK
28 Nov 2020
win
3 round TKO
Phil Williams
BT Sport Studio, Stratford, UK
29 Aug 2020
win
2 round TKO
Matt Gordon
BT Sport Studio, Stratford, UK
10 Jul 2020
win
1 round TKO
Dmitrij Kalinovskij
Copper Box Arena, Stratford, UK
21 Dec 2019
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