David Izonritei
| David Izon | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | David Izonritei |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Reach | 83 in (211 cm) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born |
April 29, 1968 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Heavyweight |
| All-Africa Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1991 Cairo | Heavyweight |
David Izonritei (born April 29, 1968 in Lagos) is a former Nigerian boxer. Also known as David Izon, Izonritei won the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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 in the finals.
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 became a popular HBO fighter, and after a victory over Lou Savarese, Izon took on the young, undefeated prospect Michael Grant, and was taken out in less than five rounds. Izon hit the comeback trail, and rang out seven consecutive victories against slight opposition, including a TKO victory over prospect Derrick Jefferson.
He was inactive for most of 2001, as fights with Lennox Lewis (for the heavyweight title), Mike Tyson, and Wladimir Klitschko all fell apart.
By the time he finally returned to the ring he looked a spent force as undefeated Fres Oquendo took him out in three rounds. After the loss to Oquendo, Izon was KO'd by Joe Mesi, and then dropped a decision over Al Cole, proving not only that Izon's days as a legitimate contender were effectively over, but that Izon himself had taken far too much punishment in his career, as is evidenced by his current speech difficulties and slow movements.
Professional boxing record
| 27 Wins (23 knockouts, 4 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 32-11-3 |  Alfred "Ice" Cole |
UD | 8 | 01/03/2003 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
73-79, 73-79, 75-77. |
| Loss | 23-0 | "Baby" Joe Mesi |
KO | 9 | 18/10/2002 |  Buffalo, New York, United States |
Izon knocked out at 0:09 of the ninth round. |
| Loss | 21-0 | Fres "Big O" Oquendo |
TKO | 3 | 01/12/2001 | New York City, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the third round. |
| Win | 33-24-3 |  Mike "Nikki" Sedillo |
TKO | 3 | 20/10/2000 |  Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round. |
| Win | 15-5 |  Reynaldo "Terminator" Minus |
TKO | 2 | 20/05/2000 |  Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the second round. |
| Win | 22-0-1 | Derrick "D-Train" Jefferson |
TKO | 9 | 15/01/2000 | New York City, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 17-23-2 | Garing "Freight Train" Lane |
UD | 8 | 28/08/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States |
79-75, 78-74, 77-75. |
| Win | 26-4 | Terrence "K.O." Lewis |
KO | 5 | 04/06/1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
Lewis knocked out at 1:38 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 21-2-2 | Darroll "Doin Damage" Wilson |
KO | 4 | 14/11/1998 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
|
| Win | 11-26-3 | Marion "The Creep" Wilson |
UD | 8 | 18/07/1998 | New York City, United States |
79-73, 80-72, 80-72. |
| Loss | 26-0 | "Big" Michael Grant |
TKO | 5 | 17/01/1998 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
IBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 36-1 | Lou Savarese |
KO | 5 | 01/11/1997 | New York City, United States |
Savarese knocked out at 2:44 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 15-20-1 | Harry "Heatwave" Daniels |
KO | 1 | 11/09/1997 |  Tallahassee, Florida, United States |
79-75, 78-74, 77-75. |
| Loss | 25-0 |  David Tua |
TKO | 12 | 21/12/1996 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round. |
| Loss | 5-6-2 | Maurice "Mo Bettah" Harris |
UD | 8 | 15/03/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
75-76, 75-76, 75-78. |
| Win | 4-22-1 | Brian "The Lion" Morgan |
TKO | 8 | 15/12/1995 |  Sedan, Ardennes, France |
|
| Win | 13-6 | Cleveland Woods |
TKO | 8 | 04/11/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win | 15-17 | Kimmuel Odum |
TKO | 5 | 24/10/1995 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
| Win | 7-15-3 | Marion "The Creep" Wilson |
DQ | 5 | 23/08/1995 | Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
|
| Win | 12-8 | Dan Kosmicki |
TKO | 5 | 02/07/1995 |  Dublin, Ireland |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 9-7 | Arturo Lopez |
KO | 2 | 11/04/1995 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
| Win | 9-9-1 | Bill Corrigan |
KO | 1 | 01/04/1995 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
| Win | 3-1 | Ali Allen |
KO | 2 | 04/03/1995 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Allen knocked out at 1:48 of the second round. |
| Win | 7-20-1 | Mike Robinson |
TKO | 5 | 04/02/1995 | Beziers, Herault, France |
|
| Win | 3-10 | William "Gladiator" Campudani |
KO | 1 | 03/12/1994 |  Salta, Argentina |
|
| Win | 0-5 | Isaac Poole |
KO | 2 | 16/11/1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
| Win | 3-4 | Rick Sullivan |
PTS | 6 | 29/10/1994 | Menucourt, Val-d'Oise, France |
|
| Win | 4-8-1 | Krishna Wainwright |
TKO | 6 | 14/07/1994 |  Monte Carlo, Monaco |
|
| Win | 3-11-2 |  Laszlo Paszterko |
TKO | 3 | 17/04/1994 | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome, France |
|
| Win | 4-1 | Phillipe Houyvet |
TKO | 5 | 19/03/1994 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
| Win | 4-3 | Jean Michel Vauquelin |
TKO | 2 | 12/02/1994 | Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France |
|
| Win | 4-5 | Earl Talley |
KO | 1 | 16/10/1993 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
| Win | 3-2 | Carlos Guerreiro |
TKO | 1 | 06/03/1993 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
|
Personal
David's brothers, Roger and Emmanuel Izonritei, are also professional boxers.[1] David lives in Pensacola, FL with his wife, Laurence (French) and two children, Melissa and Ian.
References
- ↑ (6 April 2004) Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved October 28, 2010