Background
Anthony was born to an English mother and Nigerian father.
Anthony was born to an English mother and Nigerian father.
In his youth Ogogo attended many Football in the Community courses run by Norwich City resulting in him being invited for a trial at the club and playing in their youth team
He is currently promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. In 2015 he participated in the 13th series of British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Strictly Come Dancing. 2004 Junior Olympics 2005 IABA Cadet World championships A 1,000-plus capacity crowd watched the bout at the Street George"s Hall in Liverpool.
2010 2012 Olympic Games Ogogo secured his place on the Great Britain Boxing team for the 2012 London Olympics in Trabzon, Turkey in April 2012.
Ogogo was the first of the British boxers to make their Olympic debut, on 28 July, opening with a round of 32 bout against Junior Castillo of Dominican Republic, who he beat by a score of 13–6. With the judges score drawn, and the 52–52 count-back score not separating the fighters, the decision went down to the judges to press either the blue or red pad based on their opinion as to who deserved the decision.
The majority of the five officials chose Ogogo. One fight from a bronze medal, Ogogo fought Germany"s Stefan Härtel in the quarter-finals.
Ogogo continued his successful form with a 15–10 victory.
Ogogo lost the bout 16:9, claiming a bronze medal. A post box in his home town of Lowestoft (on Rectory Road) was painted bronze in honour of this result. In December 2012, Ogogo signed his first professional contract, with Los Angeles-based promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.
After 7 professional fights, Ogogo was out for a year after requiring surgery for an achilles injury.
During his comeback fight against Ruslan Schelev in July 2015 he dislocated his shoulder in the second round, but continued until the end of the six rounds to take a unanimous decision. On 3 January 2008, Ogogo entered Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack on Channel 4, finishing in fourth place.
Anthony had a naked photoshoot for Attitude magazine and continues to work as a semi-professional model through his official website. He also appeared in an advert for the sandwich store chain, Subway alongside track and field athlete Holly Bleasdale and later gymnast Louis Smith.
In 2013, he appeared in the third heat of the Independent Television diving show Splash!, making it through to the semi-final the following week.
However, on the semi-final, Anthony had to withdraw due to an injury he sustained from his dive the previous week. On 21 August 2015, it was announced that Ogogo would be competing on Strictly Come Dancing. He was eliminated second.
On the third week of competition.