Amateur Career
Ibeabuchi planned on joining the Nigerian military before he witnessed Buster Douglas knock out Mike Tyson in 1990. Inspired by the fight, Ibeabuchi started boxing.
Ibeabuchi twice defeated countryman and eventual 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Duncan Dokiwari. He emigrated to the Dallas area with his mother in 1993 and won the Dallas and Texas Golden Gloves tournaments in 1994.
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