David Defiagbon

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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

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] 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

1996 Summer Olympics

Professional

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Professional boxing record

21 Wins (12 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 37–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Gomez TKO 3 2005-01-15 Template:Flagicon Magdeburg, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 28–5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Oleg Maskaev SD 10 2004-07-23 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win 16–10–3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ron Guerrero TKO 5 2004-06-12 Template:Flagicon Devonshire Parish, Bermuda WBA Fedecentro Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 19–14–2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ken Murphy UD 6 2004-03-13 Template:Flagicon Columbus, Ohio, US
Win 11–17–3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Joe Lenhart UD 6 2003-04-26 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win 7–14–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ramon Hayes UD 6 2002-09-29 Template:Flagicon Lemoore, California, US
Win 25–5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Gary Winmon TKO 2 2002-02-16 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, US Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the second round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 16–8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Reynaldo Minus TKO 4 2001-09-28 Template:Flagicon 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.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 14–8–2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Harold Sconiers KO 5 2001-07-06 Template:Flagicon Reno, Nevada, US
Win 11–21–3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Louis Monaco UD 8 2000-10-04 Template:Flagicon Canyonville, Oregon, US
Win 8–8–3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Agustin Corpus UD 6 2000-08-24 Template:Flagicon Worley, Idaho, US
Win 6–6–2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tim Pollard TKO 1 2000-05-05 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, US Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 5–0Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon James Jones UD 6 1999-07-01 Template:Flagicon Tunica, Mississippi, US
Win 14–21–4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon John Kiser UD 8 1999-05-06 Template:Flagicon Tacoma, Washington, US
Win 8–21–2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Terry Verners TKO 1 1999-03-20 Template:Flagicon Tacoma, Washington, US Referee stopped the fight at 2:24 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 9–14–6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Wesley Martin UD 6 1999-02-18 Template:Flagicon Bossier City, Louisiana, US
Win 2–4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ritchie Goosehead KO 3 1998-08-06 Template:Flagicon Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Win 4–8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Anthony Moore TKO 3 1998-06-27 Template:Flagicon Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 3–4–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Dean Storey KO 1 1998-05-08 Template:Flagicon Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Storey knocked out at 2:14 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 3–9–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Don Laliberte KO 2 1998-02-13 Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 0–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Dwight Staten TKO 1 1998-01-23 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, US Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 3–5–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Alonzo Hollis UD 6 1997-03-04 Template:Flagicon Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 0–1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Bill Dorsch TKO 1 1996-10-19 Template:Flagicon Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Death

Defiagbon died of heart complications in Las Vegas, Nevada on 24 November 2018.[2] He was 48.

References

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External links

Template:Footer Commonwealth Champions Welterweight

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