David Defiagbon
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Heavyweight | |
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Competitor for  Nigeria |
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| Gold | 1990 Auckland | Welterweight | |
David Dejiro Defiagbon (born June 12, 1970, Sapele, Nigeria) was a Nigerian boxer. Nicknamed "The Dream", Defiagbon fought for Canada and won the heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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[edit] Amateur
Defiagbon won gold in the welterweight division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. In 1992 in Barcelona at the Summer Olympics he represented Nigeria and was eliminated in the first round of the light middleweight division (7 to 8 against Raul Marquez).
Defiagbon went on to fight for Canada for whom he won the heavyweight silver medal (limit 201 lbs) at the 1996 Summer Olympics beating Nate Jones ,losing to Felix Savon.
[edit] Olympic results
1992
- Lost to Raul Marquez (United States) 7-8
1996
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Ahmed Omar (Kenya) 15-4
- Defeated Christophe Mendy (France) DQ 3 (1:01)
- Defeated Nate Jones (United States) 10-16
- Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) 2-20
[edit] Pro
Defiagbon began his pro career that same year and won his first 21 fights against limited competition, and was a significantly undersized heavyweight with little power although he was 6'5". In his first step up, he took on comebacking Oleg Maskaev, who defeated Defiagbon via split decision. In his next fight, he took on Cuban former cruiserweight champ Juan Carlos Gomez, who TKO'd Defiagbon in the 3rd. He has not fought since this devastating loss.
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