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David Izonritei

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

Key Information

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

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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

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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

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

Personal

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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.

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