Nigerian boxer (born 1968)
David Izon
Born David Izonritei
(1968-04-29 ) 29 April 1968 (age 56) 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
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 [ 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.
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1965 – 2007: over 81 kg 1987 – 2019: up to 91 kg