- He was Nigera's first World Champion in Boxing and coached Nigerian Boxing Squads to Olympic Medals after his retirement from the ring.
- He was voted by the Nigerian people as the greatest of Nigerian Athletes of the twentieth century.
- He was the youngest boxer to hold a national title.
- He won the British Empire Title in 1955.
- He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) in 1958 for his services to sport.
- He was awarded the Lion of Africa Award in 1973 and was awarded Nigeria's highest honor of Member of the Order of Nigeria in 1979.
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