David Defiagbon

David Defiagbon
Statistics
Real name	David Dejiro Defiagbon
Nickname(s)	The Dream
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Reach	82 in (208 cm)
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1970-06-12) 12 June 1970 Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	21
Wins by KO	12
Losses	2
Draws	0

David Defiagbon

Medal record Men's Boxing Olympic Games Representing  Canada 1996 Atlanta Heavyweight Commonwealth Games Representing  Nigeria 1990 Auckland Welterweight

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

Amateur

Born in Sapele, Nigeria, 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

Professional

Defiagbon began his professional 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 ft 5 in (196 cm) tall. 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 loss.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (12 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	37-1	"Black Panther" Juan Carlos Gomez	TKO	3	15/01/2005	Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Loss	28-5	Oleg "The Big O" Maskaev	SD	10	23/07/2004	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	92-98, 93-96, 95-94.
Win	16-10-3	Ron "El Tejanito" Guerrero	TKO	5	12/06/2004	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	WBA Fedecentro Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.
Win	19-14-2	Ken Murphy	UD	6	13/03/2004	Columbus, Ohio, US
Win	11-17-3	Joe Lenhart	UD	6	26/04/2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	60-54, 60-54, 58-56.
Win	7-14-1	Ramon "The Panther" Hayes	UD	6	29/09/2002	Lemoore, California, US	60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Win	25-5	Gary "The Bull" Winmon	TKO	2	16/02/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the second round.
Win	16-8	Reynaldo "The Terminator" Minus	TKO	4	28/09/2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the fourth round after Minus had been knocked down twice in the round.
Win	14-8-2	Harold "Hard Roc" Sconiers	KO	5	06/07/2001	Reno, Nevada, US
Win	11-21-3	Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco	UD	8	04/10/2000	Canyonville, Oregon, US
Win	8-8-3	Agustin Corpus	UD	6	24/08/2000	Worley, Idaho, US	59-55, 59-56, 60-54.
Win	6-6-2	Tim Pollard	TKO	1	05/05/2000	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the first round.
Win	5-0	James "Hard to Beat" Jones	UD	6	01/07/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, US	60-54, 60-54, 60-54.
Win	14-21-4	John "The Killer" Kiser	UD	8	06/05/1999	Tacoma, Washington, US
Win	8-21-2	Terry Verners	TKO	1	20/03/1999	Tacoma, Washington, US	Referee stopped the fight at 2:24 of the first round.
Win	9-14-6	Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin	UD	6	18/02/1999	Bossier City, Louisiana, US
Win	2-4	Ritchie Goosehead	KO	3	06/08/1998	Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Win	4-8	Anthony Moore	TKO	3	27/06/1998	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	3-4-1	Dean Storey	KO	1	08/05/1998	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada	Storey knocked out at 2:14 of the first round.
Win	3-9-1	Don Laliberte	KO	2	13/02/1998	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	0-1	Dwight Staten	TKO	1	23/01/1998	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the first round.
Win	3-5-1	Alonzo Hollis	UD	6	04/03/1997	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	0-1	Bill Dorsch	TKO	1	19/10/1996	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for David Defiagbon from BoxRec