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 (1968-04-29) April 29, 1968
Lagos, Nigeria
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 33
Wins 27
Wins by KO 23
Losses 6
Draws 0
David Izonritei
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
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 United States Alfred "Ice" Cole UD 8 01/03/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 73-79, 73-79, 75-77.
Loss 23-0 United States "Baby" Joe Mesi KO 9 18/10/2002 New York (state) Buffalo, New York, United States Izon knocked out at 0:09 of the ninth round.
Loss 21-0 United States Fres "Big O" Oquendo TKO 3 01/12/2001 New York (state) New York City, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the third round.
Win 33-24-3 Mexico Mike "Nikki" Sedillo TKO 3 20/10/2000 Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round.
Win 15-5 The Bahamas Reynaldo "Terminator" Minus TKO 2 20/05/2000 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the second round.
Win 22-0-1 United States Derrick "D-Train" Jefferson TKO 9 15/01/2000 New York (state) New York City, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round.
Win 17-23-2 United States Garing "Freight Train" Lane UD 8 28/08/1999 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States 79-75, 78-74, 77-75.
Win 26-4 United States Terrence "K.O." Lewis KO 5 04/06/1999 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Lewis knocked out at 1:38 of the fifth round.
Win 21-2-2 United States Darroll "Doin Damage" Wilson KO 4 14/11/1998 Connecticut Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 11-26-3 United States Marion "The Creep" Wilson UD 8 18/07/1998 New York (state) New York City, United States 79-73, 80-72, 80-72.
Loss 26-0 United States "Big" Michael Grant TKO 5 17/01/1998 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the fifth round.
Win 36-1 United States Lou Savarese KO 5 01/11/1997 New York (state) New York City, United States Savarese knocked out at 2:44 of the fifth round.
Win 15-20-1 United States Harry "Heatwave" Daniels KO 1 11/09/1997 Florida Tallahassee, Florida, United States 79-75, 78-74, 77-75.
Loss 25-0 New Zealand David Tua TKO 12 21/12/1996 Connecticut Uncasville, Connecticut, United States WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round.
Loss 5-6-2 United States Maurice "Mo Bettah" Harris UD 8 15/03/1996 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 75-76, 75-76, 75-78.
Win 4-22-1 United States Brian "The Lion" Morgan TKO 8 15/12/1995 France Sedan, Ardennes, France
Win 13-6 United States Cleveland Woods TKO 8 04/11/1995 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15-17 United States Kimmuel Odum TKO 5 24/10/1995 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win 7-15-3 United States Marion "The Creep" Wilson DQ 5 23/08/1995 France Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Win 12-8 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 9-7 United States Arturo Lopez KO 2 11/04/1995 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win 9-9-1 United States Bill Corrigan KO 1 01/04/1995 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win 3-1 United States Ali Allen KO 2 04/03/1995 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Allen knocked out at 1:48 of the second round.
Win 7-20-1 United States Mike Robinson TKO 5 04/02/1995 France Beziers, Herault, France
Win 3-10 United States William "Gladiator" Campudani KO 1 03/12/1994 Argentina Salta, Argentina
Win 0-5 United States Isaac Poole KO 2 16/11/1994 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 3-4 United States Rick Sullivan PTS 6 29/10/1994 France Menucourt, Val-d'Oise, France
Win 4-8-1 United States Krishna Wainwright TKO 6 14/07/1994 Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Win 3-11-2 Hungary Laszlo Paszterko TKO 3 17/04/1994 France Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome, France
Win 4-1 France Phillipe Houyvet TKO 5 19/03/1994 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win 4-3 France Jean Michel Vauquelin TKO 2 12/02/1994 France Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France
Win 4-5 United States Earl Talley KO 1 16/10/1993 France Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win 3-2 France Carlos Guerreiro TKO 1 06/03/1993 France 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

  1. (6 April 2004) Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved October 28, 2010


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