David Kamau

David Kamau
Born	David Nganga Kamau (1965-08-04) August 4, 1965 (age 59)
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.

Amateur career

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.

Pro career

He was once trained by Alberto Davila, the former bantamweight champion of the world.

WBC Light Welterweight Championship

The undefeated African lost his first shot at the title to three-division World Champion, Mexican Julio César Chávez.^[1]

WBC Welterweight Championship

Main article: Oscar De La Hoya vs. David Kamau

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]

WBO NABO Welterweight Championship

On June 16, 2000, Kamau lost to three-time world champion, American Antonio Margarito in Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California.^[4]

References

1. KAWAKAMI, TIM (1995-09-16). "Chavez Really Aches for De La Hoya Fight : Boxing: Longtime champion who takes on David Kamau tonight talks of retirement after big May payday". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
3. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
4. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

External links

• Boxing record for David Kamau from BoxRec (registration required)
• Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh versus David Kamau 1988