Education

He attended Adaigbo Secondary School.

Career

He hails from Ogwashi-Uku, the town that also produced another sport(football) great, Austin "Jay Jay" Okocha.The town is the headquarters of Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. He retired after the bout at 15-1-0. 1st round bye

Defeated Ali Faki (Malawi) 5-0

Defeated Rafael Zuñiga (Colombia) 4-1

Defeated Charles Lubulwa (Uganda) 5-0

Defeated Türgüt Aykaç (Turkey) 5-0

Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States) 0-5.

Achievements

• At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won Nigeria"s first ever silver medal in the men"s Featherweight (54–57 kg) category. Konyegwachie turned pro in 1986 and won his first 15 fights prior to getting stopped by a journeyman in 1990.