Michael Olajide

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Michael Olajide, Jr. (Born December 8, 1963) is a former champion boxer and international fitness expert and the Co-Founder, Director of Programs and Chief Instructor at AEROSPACE.

Born in Liverpool, England, Michael and his family moved to Vancouver, Canada, in 1970. At age 18, Michael began his career as a professional boxer trained by his father Michael Olajide, Sr. and renowned boxing coaches Hector Rocca (Buddy McGirt, Arturo Gatti) and Angelo Dundee (Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard).

Known as “Silk” for his exceptionally smooth footwork, hand speed and head movement, Michael’s boxing record was 28 wins and 4 losses – with 20 wins by knockout. Michael earned four championship titles and became the No. 1 ranked middleweight contender in the world. His boxing career highlights include:

   1990:    Fought Thomas "Hitman" Hearns for the World Super Middleweight Title [1]
   1990:    #2 World Super Middleweight Contender [2]
   1987:    #1 World Middleweight Contender [3]
   1987:    WBC Intercontinental Middleweight Champion
   1985:    World Athletic Association Middleweight Champion
   1984:    Canadian Middleweight Champion [4]
   1984:    Pacific Northwest Middleweight Champion

Michael paid the price for his pugilistic glory. The patch is not part of a calculated image. He is legally blind in his right eye, and his 1991 retirement from boxing was the result of his eye injury. “I wasn’t seeing ‘em coming anymore,” Michael says. ^[1]