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.
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
^. www.sho.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^(6 April 2004) Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved 28 October 2010
External links
Boxing record for David Izonritei from BoxRec(registration required)
January 13, 2023
david, izonritei, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, pot. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources David Izonritei news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 David IzonStatisticsReal nameDavid IzonriteiWeight s HeavyweightHeight6 ft 3 in 191 cm Reach83 in 211 cm NationalityNigerianBorn 1968 04 29 29 April 1968 age 54 Lagos NigeriaStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights33Wins27Wins by KO23Losses6Draws0David Izonritei Medal recordMen s BoxingRepresenting NigeriaOlympic Games1992 Barcelona HeavyweightAll Africa Games1991 Cairo Heavyweight Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 Personal 5 References 6 External linksAmateur career EditIzon 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 of Cuba in the final Professional career EditIzon 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 Edit27 Wins 23 knockouts 4 decisions 6 Losses 4 knockouts 2 decisions 1 Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location NotesLoss 32 11 3 Al Cole UD 8 01 03 2003 Las Vegas Nevada U S Loss 23 0 Joe Mesi KO 9 18 10 2002 Buffalo New York U S Izon knocked out at 0 09 of the ninth round Loss 21 0 Fres Oquendo TKO 3 01 12 2001 New York City U S Referee stopped the bout at 2 54 of the third round Win 33 24 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 15 5 Reynaldo Minus TKO 2 20 05 2000 Biloxi Mississippi U S Referee stopped the bout at 0 33 of the second round Win 22 0 1 Derrick Jefferson TKO 9 15 01 2000 New York City U S Referee stopped the bout at 0 11 of the ninth round Win 17 23 2 Garing Lane UD 8 28 08 1999 Tunica Mississippi U S Win 26 4 Terrence Lewis KO 5 04 06 1999 Biloxi Mississippi U S Lewis knocked out at 1 38 of the fifth round Win 21 2 2 Darroll Wilson KO 4 14 11 1998 Mashantucket Connecticut U S Win 11 26 3 Marion Wilson UD 8 18 07 1998 New York City U S Loss 26 0 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 36 1 Lou Savarese KO 5 01 11 1997 New York City U S Savarese knocked out at 2 44 of the fifth round Win 15 20 1 Harry Daniels KO 1 11 09 1997 Tallahassee Florida U S Loss 25 0 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 5 6 2 Maurice Harris UD 8 15 03 1996 Atlantic City New Jersey U S Win 4 22 1 Brian Morgan TKO 8 15 12 1995 Sedan Ardennes FranceWin 13 6 Cleveland Woods TKO 8 04 11 1995 Las Vegas Nevada U S Win 15 17 Kimmuel Odum TKO 5 24 10 1995 Levallois Perret FranceWin 7 15 3 Marion Wilson DQ 5 23 08 1995 Le Cannet FranceWin 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 FranceWin 9 9 1 Bill Corrigan KO 1 01 04 1995 Levallois Perret FranceWin 3 1 Ali Allen KO 2 04 03 1995 Atlantic City New Jersey U S Allen knocked out at 1 48 of the second round Win 7 20 1 Mike Robinson TKO 5 04 02 1995 Beziers FranceWin 3 10 William Campudani KO 1 03 12 1994 Salta ArgentinaWin 0 5 Isaac Poole KO 2 16 11 1994 Buenos Aires ArgentinaWin 3 4 Rick Sullivan PTS 6 29 10 1994 Menucourt FranceWin 4 8 1 Krishna Wainwright TKO 6 14 07 1994 Monte Carlo MonacoWin 3 11 2 Laszlo Paszterko TKO 3 17 04 1994 Clermont Ferrand FranceWin 4 1 Phillipe Houyvet TKO 5 19 03 1994 Levallois Perret FranceWin 4 3 Jean Michel Vauquelin TKO 2 12 02 1994 Cergy Pontoise FranceWin 4 5 Earl Talley KO 1 16 10 1993 Levallois Perret FranceWin 3 2 Carlos Guerreiro TKO 1 06 03 1993 Levallois Perret FrancePersonal EditDavid 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 Edit Showtime Boxing Boxers Stats and Profiles www sho com Archived from the original on 29 December 2003 Retrieved 14 January 2022 6 April 2004 Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother Sports Illustrated Retrieved 28 October 2010External links EditBoxing record for David Izonritei from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Izonritei amp oldid 1111000763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
