Joe Orewa

{{short description|Nigerian boxer}}

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name=Joe Orewa

|birth_date=12 June 1960

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|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Nigeria}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1982 Brisbane | Bantamweight}}

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Joseph “Joe” Orewa, also known as King Cobra (born 12 June 1960) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the bantamweight class.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/joe-orewa-1.html Profile: Joe Orewa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225541/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/joe-orewa-1.html |date=2013-11-02 }} sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 22 January 2014) He won a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.{{cite web

|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/event/1478

|title=Boxing 54kg - Men Brisbane 1982

|website=thecgf.com

|accessdate=21 August 2019

|archive-date=20 October 2022

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020025357/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/event/1478

|url-status=dead

}}

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