| Intro | Boxer |
| Is |
Athlete Boxer |
| From |
Nigeria |
| Type |
Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 June 1970, Sapele |
| Age: | 50 years |
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) [1] | |||||||
| 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. |