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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born | David Izonritei (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (age 57) Lagos,Nigeria |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 83 in (211 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Win by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sBoxing | ||
Representing Nigeria | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1992 Barcelona | Heavyweight |
| All-Africa Games | ||
 | 1991 Cairo | Heavyweight |
David Izonritei (born 29 April 1968) is a Nigerian formerboxer. Also known asDavid Izon, Izonritei won theHeavyweight silver medal at the1992 Summer Olympics. During his professional career, he defeated world title challengersDerrick Jefferson andLou Savarese.
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 ofDavid Tua of New Zealand, andKirk Johnson of Canada. He lost toFélix Savón of Cuba in the final.
Izon began his pro career with 18 consecutive victories prior to being upset byMaurice Harris. In his next fight Izon took onDavid 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.
| 27 Wins (23 knockouts, 4 decisions),6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions)[1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 27-6 |  Al Cole | UD | 8 | 1 Mar 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Loss | 27-5 | Joe Mesi | KO | 9 | 18/10/2002 | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Izon knocked out at 0:09 of the ninth round. |
| Loss | 27-4 | Fres Oquendo | TKO | 3 | 01/12/2001 | New York City, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the third round. |
| Win | 27-3 |  Mike Sedillo | TKO | 3 | 20/10/2000 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:24 of the third round. |
| Win | 26-3 |  Reynaldo Minus | TKO | 2 | 20/05/2000 | Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the second round. |
| Win | 25-3 | Derrick Jefferson | TKO | 9 | 15/01/2000 | New York City, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:11 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 24-3 | Garing Lane | UD | 8 | 28/08/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Win | 23-3 | Terrence Lewis | KO | 5 | 04/06/1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | Lewis knocked out at 1:38 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 22-3 | Darroll Wilson | KO | 4 | 14 Nov 1998 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Win | 21-3 | Marion Wilson | UD | 8 | 18 Jul 1998 | New York City, U.S. | |
| Loss | 20-3 | 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 | 20-2 | Lou Savarese | KO | 5 | 01/11/1997 | New York City, U.S. | Savarese knocked out at 2:44 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 19-2 | Harry Daniels | KO | 1 | 11/09/1997 | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | |
| Loss | 18-2 |  David Tua | TKO | 12 | 21/12/1996 | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | WBC Internationalheavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round. |
| Loss | 18-1 | Maurice Harris | UD | 8 | 15/03/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 18-0 | Brian Morgan | TKO | 8 | 15/12/1995 |  Sedan, Ardennes, France | |
| Win | 17-0 | Cleveland Woods | TKO | 8 | 04/11/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 16-0 | Kimmuel Odum | TKO | 5 | 24/10/1995 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Win | 15-0 | Marion Wilson | DQ | 5 | 23/08/1995 | Le Cannet, France | |
| Win | 14-0 | Dan Kosmicki | TKO | 5 | 02/07/1995 |  Dublin, Ireland | Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 13-0 | Arturo Lopez | KO | 2 | 11/04/1995 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Win | 12-0 | Bill Corrigan | KO | 1 | 01/04/1995 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Win | 11-0 | Ali Allen | KO | 2 | 04/03/1995 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Allen knocked out at 1:48 of the second round. |
| Win | 10-0 | Mike Robinson | TKO | 5 | 04/02/1995 | Beziers, France | |
| Win | 9-0 | William Campudani | KO | 1 | 03/12/1994 |  Salta, Argentina | |
| Win | 8-0 | Isaac Poole | KO | 2 | 16/11/1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Win | 7-0 | Rick Sullivan | PTS | 6 | 29/10/1994 | Menucourt, France | |
| Win | 6-0 | Krishna Wainwright | TKO | 6 | 14/07/1994 |  Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Win | 5-0 |  Laszlo Paszterko | TKO | 3 | 17/04/1994 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| Win | 4-0 | Phillipe Houyvet | TKO | 5 | 19/03/1994 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Win | 3-0 | Jean Michel Vauquelin | TKO | 2 | 12/02/1994 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | |
| Win | 2-0 | Earl Talley | KO | 1 | 16/10/1993 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
| Win | 1-0 | Carlos Guerreiro | TKO | 1 | 06/03/1993 | Levallois-Perret, France | |
David's brothers, Roger andEmmanuel Izonritei, are also professional boxers.[2]David lives in Pensacola, FL with his wife, Laurence (French) and two children, Melissa and Ian.