Kingsley C. Ibeh

Kingsley C. Ibeh is a Nigerian-born heavyweight developing a profile on regional and national cards with a heavy-handed record and experience against step-up opposition. Listed as a southpaw in fight records and fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, Ibeh competes in the heavyweight division and is an active professional with a reconciled record of 17–3–1 (15 KOs). Ibeh turned in a steady early run on regional shows, debuting on the 2019 circuit and recording a series of stoppages that established his finishing ability. His second pro outing produced a setback when he lost a split decision to Waldo Cortes-Acosta in October 2019, but he answered that defeat by stopping Cortes-Acosta by TKO in a June 2020 rematch. That sequence—early knockouts interrupted by a narrow decision loss and then a decisive rematch victory—illustrated a capacity to learn and to close fights inside the distance. Through 2020 and 2021 Ibeh mixed domestic cards in Arizona and Las Vegas with regional Mexican shows. He earned a majority decision over Patrick Mailata and fought to a majority draw with Guido Vianello in October 2020. Ibeh also suffered a notable stoppage loss to rising heavyweight Jared Anderson in February 2021 (KO, Round 6), a defeat he subsequently used as a springboard to rebuild momentum with a string of TKO/KO wins across Mexico and the western United States. Between 2021 and 2024 Ibeh piled up stoppage victories against opponents on Ascensión and Casas Grandes cards as well as stateside wins in Tacoma and Ontario, including a unanimous decision over Terrell Jamal Woods in Tempe (August 2023) that showed he could go the distance when asked. His knockout ratio is a clear feature of his record: 15 of his 17 wins have come inside the distance. On September 20, 2025, Ibeh defeated Gerald Washington by stoppage with the vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title at stake, a result that moved him into title contention on the regional level. He then stepped up to Madison Square Garden on January 31, 2026, where he lost a split decision to Jarrell Miller over 10 rounds, a competitive outing on a major New York stage. Most recently, on June 20, 2026, Ibeh stopped Dante Stone at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. Promoter and event reports state he retained the WBC FECARBOX belt and captured the vacant WBA Continental Americas and Arizona State heavyweight titles that night; those latter claims await independent ratification by the sanctioning bodies. Ibeh remains active in the heavyweight division, carrying a campaign built on power, regional titles, and experience against higher-profile opposition as he looks to solidify his standing.