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| Bio: David "The Dream" Defiagbon David Defiagbon was born in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria; he started boxing at the age of twelve in 1983 as a lightfly weight. His natural ability coupled with his height and reach made him a nightmare for his opponents. In 1989 he solidified his place in the Nigerian boxing scene by becoming the national championship in the senior category as a welterweight. In 1990 he made his statement internationally by winning the Gold medal at the Commonwealth games in Auckland, New Zealand as a welterweight. In 1991 he won a bronze medal at the all African games in Cairo, Egypt in the junior middle weight division. In 1991 and 1992, he fought his way to the quarter finals at the World Championship in Sydney, Australia. In 1992 he lost by a controversial decision in the quarter finals to America's Raul Marques, who later went on to become World WBC Junior Middleweight Champion In September of 1992 David moved to Canada to pursue his dreams. While in Canada he fought his way to the Canadian light heavyweight title and later the heavyweight title, he represented Canada at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico in 1996 where he won a Gold medal and secured a place on the Canadian Olympic team. In the summer of 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia he fought his way to the finals at the 1996 Olympics where le lost on decision to Cuba's Felix Saxon and took home the 1996 Olympic heavyweight Silver medal. David Defiagbon stands 6 feet 5 inches, 220 pounds, and with his unique basketball physique has already established himself as one of the most prominent heavyweight prospect to come out of Canada via Nigeria in a long time. Recognizing this powerhouse talent, he was quickly signed by the late Senator Walter Twinn of Sawridge Enterprises Ltd. He is currently being trained by one of the best trainer in the boxing world today, Thell Torrence. David "the Dream" Defiagbon, like sandman has put many of his opponent to sleep, but do not confuses his ability with his ambition. David Defiagbon knows that one day he will be Heavyweight Champion of the World. Home Life: After leaving Nigeria in 1992, David moved to Halifax Canada under the guidance of his coach Wayne Gordon. Their he became a Canadian citizen and shortly after, captured the silver medal in the 96 Olympic games. He then moved to Las Vegas to train with his coach Thell Torrence and Tim Griffin. Since Moving to Las Vegas, David has become a father for the first time. In May of 2003, David and his wife Mandy brought to the world a baby girl they named Jaden. The birth of their daughter made David realize how much more it means to him to capture the heavyweight title. |
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