Fatai Ayinla

Medal record

Representing Nigeria
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
	1974 Havana	Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
	1973 Lagos	Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
	1966 Kingston	Light Heavyweight
	1970 Edinburgh	Light Heavyweight
	1974 Christchurch	Heavyweight

Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle (born May 6, 1939 in Ibadan, Oyo) is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division (+ 81 kg) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ayinla represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. He claimed a bronze medal at the first World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba (1974).

References

All-Africa Boxing Champions in Men's Heavyweight

1965 – 2007: over 81 kg 1987 – 2007: up to 91 kg

1965: Talaat el-Dahsan (EGY) 1973: Fatai Ayinla (NGR) 1978: Joseph Mensah (GHA) 1987: Fred Kaddu (UGA) 1991: David Izonritei (NGR) 1995: Omar Ahmed (KEN) 1999: Mohamed Azzaoui (ALG) 2003: Emmanuel Izonritei (NGR) 2007: Mourad Sahraoui (TUN)

Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Light Heavyweight

1930 – 1938: up to 79.38 kg 1950: up to 80 kg 1954 – 2006: up to 81 kg

1930: Joe Goyder (ENG) 1934: George Brennan (ENG) 1938: Nick Wolmarans (RSA) 1950: Don Scott (ENG) 1954: Piet van Vuuren (RSA) 1958 – 1962: Tony Madigan (AUS) 1966: Roger Tighe (ENG) 1970: Fatai Ayinla (NGR) 1974: Billy Knight (ENG) 1978: Roger Fortin (CAN) 1982: Fine Sani (FIJ) 1986: Jim Moran (ENG) 1990: Joseph Akhasamba (KEN) 1994: Dale Brown (CAN) 1998: Courtney Fry (ENG) 2002: Jegbefumere Albert (NGR) 2006: Kenny Anderson (SCO) 2010: Callum Johnson (SCO) 2014: David Nyika (NZL)

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