David Bankole Adeleye is a professional boxer from the United Kingdom. He competed in the heavyweight event at the 2013 English National Junior Championships as an amateur.
David Bankole Adeleye was born in London, England, on November 16, 1996, to Nigerian parents from Ikole, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Adeleye’s parents never wanted him to enter professional boxing until he had completed at least secondary school. As a kid, Adeleye idolized Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, and Roy Jones Jr.
Adeleye, who had integrated amateur boxing with his studies, earned a degree in Business Management from the University of Wolverhampton in 2018, with his dissertation focusing on the business side of boxing.
Adeleye began boxing at the Dale Youth Club when he was fourteen years old, under Gary McGuiness’ supervision.
He won the Junior ABA title in 2013, the Senior ABA Novices title in 2017, and the Senior ABA title in 2018.
In 2018, he won gold in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Boxing Championships after representing England in an international against Denmark.
David Adeleye parents and siblings: Who are they?
David Bankole Adeleye was born in London, England, to Nigerian parents from Ikole, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Adeleye’s parents never wanted him to enter professional boxing until he had completed at least secondary school. Adeleye liked Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, and Roy Jones Jr. as a child.
Information about his siblings is not available to our Source.