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David Izonritei (born April 29, 1963) was a Nigerian boxer. Also known as David Izon, Izonritei won the the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Izon began his career as a relentless heavyweight destroyer, beginning his career with 18 consecutive victories prior to being upset by Maurice Harris. In his next fight Izon took on lead-fisted David Tua, and after 11 rounds of great action, Tua knocked out Izon [1]. Izon became a popular HBO fighter, and after a victory over Lou Savarese, Izon took on the young, undefeated prospect Michael Grant (boxer), and was taken out in less than five rounds. Izon hit the comeback trail, and rang out seven consecutive victories against slight opposition, including a TKO victory over prospect Derrick Jefferson. In 2001, Izon's road to redemption hit a serious wall, as he was TKO'd in less than three rounds by the undefeated Fres Oquendo. After the loss to Oquendo, Izon was taken apart and KO'd by Joe Mesi, and then dropped a decision over fading Al Cole. The loss to Cole in 2003 was an indicator that it was time for Izon to hang up the gloves.
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