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
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.[ 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
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
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
External links
1965 – 2007: over 81 kg
1987 – 2019: up to 91 kg