- Anthony Ogogo
Big Brother Contestant
name = Anthony Ogogo
birthdate = birth date and age|1988|11|24|df=yes
location =Suffolk , flagicon|EnglandEngland
born =Suffolk , flagicon|EnglandEngland
season =
finish = 4thAnthony Osezua Ogogo [GRO Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1984 - 2005] (born 24 November 1988 in
Suffolk ,United Kingdom ) is an international boxer who has captained Great Britain's team in the World European and Junior Olympic Tournaments. He won theJunior Olympics in 2004, picked up the Most Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament and was crowned World Under 17 Champion in 2005. He hopes to represent Great Britain in the2008 Olympics . Training three times a day, Ogogo's overall ambition is to become World Champion, but he would also love to become the first mixed-raceJames Bond . His boxing name is 'Beautiful Brown Suga'.Personal life
Anthony was born to an English mother and Nigerian father. He has four sisters, Joanne, Toni, Leanne and Carly. He is currently single.
Boxing
In 2005, Ogogo won gold at the IABA Cadet World Championships at the 70kg weight by beating Ruslan Derbenev of
Russia in the final.A 1,000-plus capacity crowd, which included
Amir Khan and former middleweight world championJulian Jackson , watched the bout at theSt George's Hall inLiverpool .Ogogo faced a strong opponent in Derbenev. The first round ended with both light-middleweights seeking to physically impress themselves on each other which resulted in a low-scoring advantage to Ogogo at 4-3.
In Round Two, a now-bloodied Ogogo started to relax and find a rhythm with his jab which consistently put Derbenev on the back foot. Leading 10-6 going into the final round and with his opponent seeking bigger shots for a knockout, Ogogo cleverly opted to keep his distance sticking behind his jab and using the full area of the ring.
At the bell Ogogo finally did hit the floor - but only to bang his fists on the canvas with the joy of victory.
At the time the England manager Kevin Smith said: "I'm overjoyed. Being in your own country you want to do well. We worked extremely hard to at least register a medal. To get four and two of them gold is pure heaven. To be rubbing shoulders with the Russians and Cubans has been a fantastic experience and will benefit everyone who has been in Liverpool this week. The foundations are there now to produce future Olympic champions with London our big goal."
"Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack"
On 3 January 2008 Ogogo entered the "" house,cite news|first=Peter|last=Dyke|title=Big Brother:Meet The Contestants|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/25501/Big-Brother-Meet-the-contestants/|publisher=
Daily Star |date=2008-01-03|accessdate=2008-01-03] finishing three and a half weeks later in fourth place.ince "Big Brother"
Anthony has recently had a photo shoot for "Attitude" magazine.
Trivia
Ogogo went to
Kirkley High School inLowestoft - the same school that "The Darkness " went to. It was also the setting for Channel 4's Rock School with Gene Simmons which producedLil' Chris and The Upraw.His boxing club is the Triple A in Lowestoft and he can been seen out running along the town's beach.
References
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