Career
Nicknamed "Kryptonite", Afolabi was known in the ring for his slickness, counterpunching skills and durability. Born to Nigerian parents, Afolabi resides in California, where he also trained for the majority of his career. Afolabi began his professional career in 2002, fighting at super middleweight and light heavyweight.
In 2003 he was outpointed by Allan Green, prompting a full-time move to cruiserweight in 2004.
He beat a small heavyweight clubfighter in Willie Chapman and added James Walton and Michael Simms to his victims. He also knocked out former Cruiserweight Champ Orlin Norris.
He was immediately signed to a promotional contract with Duva Boxing. Afolabi subsqequently made his national television debut on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Friday Night Fights, winning a unanimous decision over DeLeon Tinsley.
His good run ended when he lost a very close decision against Marco Huck in Germany.
After his 4th fight with Huck, a 10th round stoppage loss, Afolabi decided to call time and announced his retirement. After defeating 2 journeymen, Afolabi got a rematch against Huck on May 5, 2012, for Huck"s WBO Cruiserweight championship, which would be in Germany as in their first match. In their previous bout, it was a very close fight ending with Huck escaping with a razor-thin majority decision victory.
However, in the rematch, it was even closer than the first bout, with a brutal 12 rounds in a great fight.
Unfortunately for Afolabi, the fight ended in a split draw, and Huck retained his WBO belt.