Dauda Izobo (born 20 June 1980) is a Nigerian amateur
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
.
Career
Izobo qualified for the
2008 Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...
at Light-heavyweight at the
2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia.
Qualifying
28 teams participated in this tournament:
Compe ...
.
He lost his semi-final to
Bastir Samir
Bastir Samir (born May 19, 1989) is a Ghanaian boxer who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He qualified for the Olympics 2008 in the light-heavyweight division.
Career
Samir is the brother of bantamweight Iss ...
(4:10), but defeated
Domfack Adjoufack to win the third spot.
External links
QualifierDauda Izobo's profile at ESPN Sports
1980 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Nigeria
Nigerian male boxers
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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