Born in 1969, Oure aka the African Warrior, has a rich history in amateur and professional boxing. In 1998, Oure turned professional in Denmark where he won International Boxing Federation (IBF) intercontinental title in his ninth fight. He defended the title in his 15th fight which was followed by two more titles in the same night - World Boxing Association (WBA) International and International Boxing Association (IBA) world titles in middleweight. Oure (right) in one of his International Boxing Federation title fights in Copenhagen. As an accomplished professional boxer, Oure has held many titles including IBF Intercontinental light middleweight (1999), WBA International middleweight (2001), IBA middleweight champion of the World (2001) and IBA light middleweight champion of the World (2007).

Source: Daily Nation January 07, 2018 05:03 UTC