[2] Apochi then represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships, winning his first match before falling to the eventual gold medalist, Teymur Mammadov.

[3] In January 2014, Apochi joined the Mexico Guerreros of the World Series of Boxing.

[4][5] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Efetobor Apochi captained the Nigerian boxing team.

[5] He knocked out his initial opponent in the first round[1] and then upset Australia's Jai Opetaia in the quarterfinals.

[6] In the semi-finals, Apochi lost to the eventual gold medalist, Samir El Mais.