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David Izon | |
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Born | David Izonritei (1968-04-29) 29 April 1968 (age 56) Lagos, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Reach | 83 in (211 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 33 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 23 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 0 |
Men's Boxing | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Heavyweight |
All-Africa Games | ||
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1991 Cairo | Heavyweight |
David Izonritei (born 29 April 1968) is a Nigerian former boxer. Also known as David Izon, Izonritei won the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. During his professional career, he defeated world title challengers Derrick Jefferson and Lou Savarese.
Amateur career※
Izon had an amateur record that included a silver medal at the "1992 Barcelona Olympics." On his way——to the silver medal Izon beat the highly regarded pair of David Tua of New Zealand. And Kirk Johnson of Canada. He lost to Félix Savón of Cuba in the final.
Professional career※
Izon began his pro career with 18 consecutive victories prior to being upset by Maurice Harris. In his next fight Izon took on David Tua, and after 11 rounds of action, "Tua knocked out Izon." Izon notably defeated Lou Savarese before losing to Michael Grant, "who was undefeated at the time of the fight." Izon then put together a streak of wins before losing his last three fights and "retiring from boxing in 2003."
Professional boxing record※
27 Wins (23 knockouts, 4 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) ※ | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 27-6 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 01/03/2003 | ![]() |
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Loss | 27-5 | ![]() |
KO | 9 | 18/10/2002 | ![]() |
Izon knocked out at 0:09 of the ninth round. |
Loss | 27-4 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 01/12/2001 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the third round. |
Win | 27-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 20/10/2000 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round. |
Win | 26-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 20/05/2000 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the second round. |
Win | 25-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 15/01/2000 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round. |
Win | 24-3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 28/08/1999 | ![]() |
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Win | 23-3 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | 04/06/1999 | ![]() |
Lewis knocked out at 1:38 of the fifth round. |
Win | 22-3 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 14/11/1998 | ![]() |
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Win | 21-3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 18/07/1998 | ![]() |
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Loss | 20-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 17/01/1998 | ![]() |
IBC heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the fifth round. |
Win | 20-2 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | 01/11/1997 | ![]() |
Savarese knocked out at 2:44 of the fifth round. |
Win | 19-2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 11/09/1997 | ![]() |
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Loss | 18-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 | 21/12/1996 | ![]() |
WBC International heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round. |
Loss | 18-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 15/03/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 18-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 15/12/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 17-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 04/11/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 16-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 24/10/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 15-0 | ![]() |
DQ | 5 | 23/08/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 14-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 02/07/1995 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fifth round. |
Win | 13-0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 11/04/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 01/04/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 04/03/1995 | ![]() |
Allen knocked out at 1:48 of the second round. |
Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 04/02/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 03/12/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 16/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 29/10/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 14/07/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 17/04/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 19/03/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 12/02/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 16/10/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 06/03/1993 | ![]() |
Personal※
David's brothers, Roger and Emmanuel Izonritei, are also professional boxers. David lives in Pensacola, FL with his wife, Laurence (French) and two children, Melissa and Ian.
References※
- ^ "Showtime - Boxing Boxers - Stats and Profiles". www.sho.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ (6 April 2004) Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved 28 October 2010
External links※
- Boxing record for David Izonritei from BoxRec (registration required)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- Boxers from Lagos
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Nigerian male boxers
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in boxing
- Competitors at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- Heavyweight boxers