Sakio Bika
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Sakio Bika (born April 18, 1979 in Douala, Cameroon), is a professional boxer in the Super Middleweight (168lb) division.
As an amateur, Bika was a member of the 2000 Cameroonian Olympic Team as a Light middleweight. He lost to Scott MacIntosh of Canada.
Known as "The Scorpion", Bika turned pro in 2000 and in 2006 challenged Markus Beyer for the WBC Super middleweight title. The fight was stopped after the fourth round due a cut under Beyer's right eye caused by an accidental headbutt. The fight was scored a draw. On 14 October 2006 Bika challenged Joe Calzaghe at the MEN Arena in Manchester for the IBF and WBO titles. He was defeated unanimously by a wide margin, though it was by no means an easy ride for Calzaghe. Many observers saw it as a dirty fight, mostly down to Bika, who was penalised by a point for illegal use of the head (allegedly the cause of Beyer's cut eye when they met) and who was also seen to catch Calzaghe with a low blow near the end of the fight.
