David Defiagbon
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| Nickname | The Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | David Dejiro Defiagbon 12 June 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 2018 (aged 48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 82 in (208 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Dejiro Defiagbon (12 June 1970 – 24 November 2018) was a Nigerian boxer. Nicknamed "The Dream", Defiagbon fought for Canada and won the heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Amateur
[edit]Born in Sapele, Nigeria, Defiagbon won gold in the welterweight (– 67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. As a light-middleweight, he won a bronze medal in the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo.[1] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he 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
[edit]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
Professional boxing record
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Death
[edit]Defiagbon died of heart complications in Las Vegas, Nevada on 24 November 2018.[2] He was 48.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nigeria Boxing Competitions". Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ Former Olympic boxer David Defiagbon dead at 48
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for David Defiagbon from BoxRec (registration required)
- David Defiagbon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- David Defiagbon at Olympics.com
- David Defiagbon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nigerian male boxers
- Black Canadian boxers
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- 1970 births
- 2018 deaths
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Canada
- Olympic boxers for Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Canadian male boxers
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games bronze medalists in boxing
- Nigerian emigrants to Canada
- Boxers at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- Welterweight boxers
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing
- Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent