Davidson Andeh (born January 17, 1958) is a retired

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from

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, who won the world title in the

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division (– 60 kg) at the second World Amateur Championships, held in

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. In the final he defeated

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from the

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. Andeh represented his native country at the

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, Canada, but Nigeria withdrew from the competition due to the participation of

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, and so the win in the first round of the

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division (– 57 kg) was given to

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Rai Sik Sen Rai is an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout by walkover, but lost his subsequent fight to Ángel Herrera Vera Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantá ...

.Official 1976 Olympic Report
p153, Vol 3 Andeh became professional in 1980, and captured the African lightweight title in 1983 by defeating Tapsoga Tiga of

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. He retired from competition in 1987, with a record of 18 wins (12 knockouts), five losses and one no-contest.

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* 1958 births Living people Lightweight boxers Nigerian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists African Boxing Union champions 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub