MEET SIMON IBEKWE

ATHLETE PROFILE: SIMON IBEKWE - BOXER

 

SPORTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

AS AN AMATEUR, SIMON SECURED SEVERAL REGIONAL TITLES, INCLUDING THE WEST MIDLANDS CHAMPION, MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH REDDITCH’S STUDIO ABC, THE EAST MIDS CUP, AND VARIOUS LONDON TITLES.

SIMON IBEKWE IS A PROFESSIONAL BOXER IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

HE IS CURRENTLY TOP 25 IN THE COUNTRY IN UNDER 3 FIGHTS WITH PLANS TO WIN TITLES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SIMON WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LONDON BUT IN 2020 HE MOVED TO REDDITCH TO BE WITH HIS PARTNER
AND HE BOXED FOR DAGENHAM WHITE HEART LANE.

 

SIMON HAS PREVIOUSLY TRAINED WITH LAURENCE OKOLIE, WHO IS THE CURRENT BRIDGERWEIGHT CHAMPION AND HELD THE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE 2021-2023. HE ALSO TRAINED WITH DAN AZEEZ - WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY HELD THE BRITISH TITLE, COMMONWEALTH TITLE AND EUROPEAN TITLE
SIMON DIDN'T START BOXING UNTIL 2017 AND WAS A DECENT FOOTBALLER BEFORE TURNING TO BOXING
 

IN AUGUST 2024, SIMON WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANTHONY JOSHUA'S TRAINING CAMP, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR JOSHUA'S LATEST FIGHT WITH DANIEL DUBOIS FOR THE IBF WORLD HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE ON SEPTEMBER 21ST 2024.

 

HOW HAS ATHENA HELPED YOU WITH YOUR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE?

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"ATHENA HAS HELPED ME BY INCORPORATING STRENGTH & CONDITIONING TAILORED TO MY SPORT (BOXING). AS AN AMATEUR, I NEVER HAD A ROUTINE STRENGTH OR CONDITIONING STRUCTURE DESPITE STILL BOXING AT A HIGH LEVEL. EVER SINCE I STARTED WORKING WITH RICHARD BENNETT AT ATHENA; I HAVE FELT STRONGER AND SHARPER IN THE RING WHICH HAS ENABLED ME TO EXCEL IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL AS BOXING TRAINING."

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