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David Izonritei

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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.

David Izon
Born
David Izonritei

(1968-04-29) 29 April 1968 (age 56)
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach83 in (211 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins27
Wins by KO23
Losses6
Draws0
David Izonritei
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo Heavyweight

Amateur career edit

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 edit

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.[1] 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 edit

27 Wins (23 knockouts, 4 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 27-6   Al Cole UD 8 01/03/2003   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 27-5   Joe Mesi KO 9 18/10/2002   Buffalo, New York, U.S. Izon knocked out at 0:09 of the ninth round.
Loss 27-4   Fres Oquendo TKO 3 01/12/2001   New York City, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the third round.
Win 27-3   Mike Sedillo TKO 3 20/10/2000   Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round.
Win 26-3   Reynaldo Minus TKO 2 20/05/2000   Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the second round.
Win 25-3   Derrick Jefferson TKO 9 15/01/2000   New York City, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round.
Win 24-3   Garing Lane UD 8 28/08/1999   Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 23-3   Terrence Lewis KO 5 04/06/1999   Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Lewis knocked out at 1:38 of the fifth round.
Win 22-3   Darroll Wilson KO 4 14/11/1998   Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 21-3   Marion Wilson UD 8 18/07/1998   New York City, U.S.
Loss 20-3   Michael Grant TKO 5 17/01/1998   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. IBC heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the fifth round.
Win 20-2   Lou Savarese KO 5 01/11/1997   New York City, U.S. Savarese knocked out at 2:44 of the fifth round.
Win 19-2   Harry Daniels KO 1 11/09/1997   Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Loss 18-2   David Tua TKO 12 21/12/1996   Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. WBC International heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round.
Loss 18-1   Maurice Harris UD 8 15/03/1996   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 18-0   Brian Morgan TKO 8 15/12/1995   Sedan, Ardennes, France
Win 17-0   Cleveland Woods TKO 8 04/11/1995   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 16-0   Kimmuel Odum TKO 5 24/10/1995   Levallois-Perret, France
Win 15-0   Marion Wilson DQ 5 23/08/1995   Le Cannet, France
Win 14-0   Dan Kosmicki TKO 5 02/07/1995   Dublin, Ireland Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fifth round.
Win 13-0   Arturo Lopez KO 2 11/04/1995   Levallois-Perret, France
Win 12-0   Bill Corrigan KO 1 01/04/1995   Levallois-Perret, France
Win 11-0   Ali Allen KO 2 04/03/1995   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Allen knocked out at 1:48 of the second round.
Win 10-0   Mike Robinson TKO 5 04/02/1995   Beziers, France
Win 9-0   William Campudani KO 1 03/12/1994   Salta, Argentina
Win 8-0   Isaac Poole KO 2 16/11/1994   Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 7-0   Rick Sullivan PTS 6 29/10/1994   Menucourt, France
Win 6-0   Krishna Wainwright TKO 6 14/07/1994   Monte Carlo, Monaco
Win 5-0   Laszlo Paszterko TKO 3 17/04/1994   Clermont-Ferrand, France
Win 4-0   Phillipe Houyvet TKO 5 19/03/1994   Levallois-Perret, France
Win 3-0   Jean Michel Vauquelin TKO 2 12/02/1994   Cergy-Pontoise, France
Win 2-0   Earl Talley KO 1 16/10/1993   Levallois-Perret, France
Win 1-0   Carlos Guerreiro TKO 1 06/03/1993   Levallois-Perret, France

Personal edit

David's brothers, Roger and Emmanuel Izonritei, are also professional boxers.[2] David lives in Pensacola, FL with his wife, Laurence (French) and two children, Melissa and Ian.

References edit

  1. ^ "Showtime - Boxing Boxers - Stats and Profiles". www.sho.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ (6 April 2004) Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved 28 October 2010

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