David Izonritei

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Medal record
David Izonritei
Men's Boxing
Competitor for Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver	1992	Heavyweight

David Izonritei (born April 29, 1963 in Lagos) is a former Nigerian boxer. Also known as David Izon, Izonritei won the the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1 Amateur career
2 Professional career
3 Personal
4 External links

[edit] 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 Felix Savon in the finals.

[edit] 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 became a popular HBO fighter, and after a victory over Lou Savarese, Izon took on the young, undefeated prospect Michael Grant (boxer), 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. In 2001, Izon's road to redemption hit a serious wall, as he was TKO'd in less than three rounds by the undefeated Fres Oquendo. After the loss to Oquendo, Izon was KO'd by Joe Mesi, and then dropped a decision over Al Cole.