David Kamau | |
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Born | David Nganga Kamau August 4, 1965 |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Other names | The KO |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Middleweight Welterweight Light Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 34 |
Wins | 30 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Losses | 4 |
David Nganga Kamau (born August 4, 1965, in Nakuru, Kenya) is a former Kenyan professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division who lost only four times in 34 fights. Two of his professional losses were in world championship fights.
Kamau represented Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the light-welterweight category, losing his third fight to Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh of Mongolia. Previously in the competition, Kamau defeated Abidnasir Shahab of Jordan and Martin Ndongo-Ebanga of Cameroon.
He was once trained by Alberto Davila, the former bantamweight champion of the world.
The undefeated African lost his first shot at the title to three-division World Champion, Mexican Julio César Chávez. [1]
In his second effort at a World Championship he would not fare better, getting knocked out by four division World Champion, Mexican-American Oscar De La Hoya. [2] In February 1999, he lost to American Danny Perez Ramírez. [3]
On June 16, 2000, Kamau lost to three-time world champion, American Antonio Margarito in Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California. [4]