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Olajide would answer the referee's 10-count at 7 and withstood a flurry of punches while against the ropes as Hearns looked to finish the fight. The fight would ultimately go to the judge's scorecards with Hearns winning by large margins on all three; 120–107, 119–107 and 119–110.
(def. Michael Olajide) 10 Oct 1987 – 28 Jul 1988 1 3 Michael Nunn: 28 Jul 1988 – 10 May 1991 5 4 James Toney: 10 May 1991 – 15 Feb 1993 6 Toney vacated the title infavor of his IBF super middleweight title. [32] 5 Roy Jones Jr. (def. Bernard Hopkins) 22 May 1993 – 25 Aug 1994 1
Tokunbo Olugbala Olajide (born December 5, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian retired Light Middleweight boxer. He is of Nigerian descent. He has a record of 20 wins with 17 knockouts and only 2 losses. His brother is former Super Middleweight boxer Michael Olajide.
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Developer Donald Trump, center, is flanked by super middleweight champion Thomas Hearns, left, of Detroit, and Michael Olajide of Canada at a news conference in New York on Thursday, Feb. 15, 1990.
He was stripped of the title by the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation in January 1985, after failing to meet a deadline to defend his championship against Michael Olajide Jr. [2] He announced his retirement in 2004. [3]
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Then on March 6, 1988, Iran Barkley beat Michael Olajide by technical knockout, becoming a top contender to WBC middleweight champion Thomas Hearns in the process. [4] Two weeks after Barkley's victory, the fight between Hearns and Barkley became official. [ 5 ]