David Defiagbon

David Defiagbon

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Born	June 12, 1970
Medal record Men's Boxing Olympic Games Competitor for  Canada Silver 1996 Atlanta Heavyweight Commonwealth Games Competitor for  Nigeria Gold 1990 Auckland Welterweight

David Dejiro Defiagbon (born June 12, 1970 in Sapele, Nigeria) was a Nigerian boxer. Nicknamed "The Dream", Defiagbon fought for Canada and won the heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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 Raúl Márquez).

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 Félix Savón.

Results

1990 Commonwealth Games

• Defeated James Pender (Scotland) RSCH-3
• Defeated Alfred Ankamah (Ghana) 5-0
• Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) 4-1
• Defeated Greg Johnson (Canada) 5-0

1992 Summer Olympics

• Lost to Raúl Márquez (United States) 7-8

1996 Summer Olympics

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Omar Ahmed (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

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.

External links

• Professional boxing record for David Defiagbon from BoxRec

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