Duncan Dokiwari

Duncan Dokiwari

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Super Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
	1995 Harare	Super Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
	1994 Victoria	Super Heavyweight

Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari (born October 15, 1973 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksei Lezin of Russia.

Background

Dokiwari is a descendant of the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a son of the Horsfall and David-West group of houses in Buguma, in the Asaritoru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Dokiwari is the fifth of eight children raised by their mother and grandmother. As a child Dokiwari played different sports ranging from track and fields, soccer, badminton, powerlifting, to volleyball which has been evident in his agility and strength as a boxer. The young Dokiwari obtained his primary education at Port Harcout Primary School in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. On a successful completion of his primary education, Dokiwari attended Akpor Grammar School Ozuoba, where he completed his secondary education. Duncan Dokiwari graduated with degrees in criminal justice and Advertising from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the summer of 2008. Dokiwari is an avid reader whose reading interest include philosophy, history, English literature, law and justice, as well as religious literature.

Amateur career

Dokiwari came out of the same Nigerian amateur boxing program that produced the likes of Peter Konyegwache, David Izon, Richard Igbeneghu, Ike Ibeabuchi, and Friday Ahunanya. As a boxer Dokiwari was a late comer to the sport. He did not lace a pair of gloves until months after his eighteenth birthday. Within a span of 5 years from 1991 through 1996 Dokiwari rose from a virtually unknown in Nigerian boxing circle to become the country's foremost amateur boxing star. Dokiwari won the prestigious Eagle Belt champion of champions title consecutively between 1994 and 1995 in Lagos, Nigeria. Between 1993 through 1996 Duncan was Nigerian super heavyweight champion. In 1994, Dokiwari won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. A year later he defeated the Cubans in Cuba by winning the gold medal at the Guama Cup International Boxing Championships. Also in 1995, he was proclaimed the African Boxer of the Year after winning the title at the African Games in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he knocked out all his opponents in the first round.

• Gold Medalist at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Australia.
  • Emelio Leti (Samoa) won by TKO 1
  • Kevin Mc Cormack (Wales) won by KO 1
  • Danny Williams (England) won on points
  • Miriambo Anyim (Kenya) won on points
• Represented Nigeria as a Super Heavyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
  • Mohammad Reza Samadi (Iran) won by TKO 2
  • Sifarish Khan (Pakistan) won by TKO 2
  • Adaliat Mamedov (Azerbaijan) won by TKO 3
  • Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga) lost on points, this was a semi-final match, and with the loss Dokiwari won a bronze medal.

Professional career

Dokiwari's boxing career has been plagued with disputes with promoters and managers since turning professional in July 1997. Dokiwari's boxing skill has been honed by reputable trainer such as Eddie Futch, Thell Torrence, and Mike McCallum. Duncan dropped a decision to Fres Oquendo early in his career, and after running off 10 consecutive victories, dropped a unanimous decision to Dominick Guinn. A year after the loss to Guinn, Dokiwari was stunningly TKO'd in the first by unknown Stacy Frazier. Despite the loss, he continued his boxing career recording impressive wins against tough opposition. In December 2006 Dokiwari won the WBC USNBC Heavyweight title with an impressive 4th round knockout of strong and durable Wllie Palms in Laughlin, Nevada. With the victory Dokiwari became the first man to stop Palms. Speculations about Dokiwari's retirement has been greatly exaggerated. Dokiwari has been deligently practicing in anticipation of a return to the ring in the fall. Outside the ring Dokiwari was also featured in the motion picture "Undisputed" with Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (22 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	10-4-1	Willie Palms	TKO	4	01/12/2006	Avi Resort & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada	WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Win	8-11-2	Kerry Biles	KO	2	08/10/2006	Marriott Arena, Junction City, Kansas	Biles knocked out at 3:00 of the second round.
Win	5-6-2	Patrick Smith	KO	2	26/08/2006	Junction City Convention Center, Junction City, Kansas	Smith knocked out at 2:33 of the second round.
Loss	12-3	Stacy Frazier	TKO	1	02/10/2004	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the first round.
Loss	22-0	Dominick Guinn	UD	10	27/09/2003	HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York	93-97, 92-98, 93-97.
Win	15-7-2	Carlton Johnson	TKO	3	26/04/2003	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut	Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the third round.
Win	30-5-2	Andy Sample	TKO	1	07/11/2002	Centennial Garden, Bakersfield, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round.
Win	8-2	Tali Kulihaapai	TKO	1	16/10/2002	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	27-9-1	Armando "Angel" Rodriguez	TKO	2	26/09/2002	Compaq Center, San Jose, California	Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the second round.
Win	21-21-5	David Vedder	UD	8	08/08/2002	Centennial Garden, Bakersfield, California	78-74, 78-74, 79-73.
Win	17-42	Tim Knight	KO	5	20/07/2002	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	Knight knocked out at 1:26 of the fifth round.
Win	33-25-3	Mike Sedillo	KO	2	27/06/2002	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California	Sedillo knocked out at 0:44 of the second round.
Win	7-3-3	Agustin Corpus	UD	6	23/10/1999	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Win	11-12-2	Matthew Brooks	TKO	1	25/07/1999	Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, Missouri	Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round.
Win	6-8-2	Clement Hassan	TKO	1	03/04/1999	The New Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the first round.
Loss	10-0	Fres Oquendo	UD	6	16/01/1999	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	54-59, 55-58, 55-58.
Win	6-12-2	Miguel Otero Ocasio	UD	4	03/12/1998	Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi	40-36, 40-35, 40-35.
Win	6-2	Rowyan Wallace	TKO	1	23/10/1998	Trump Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:27 of the first round.
Win	3-2	Otis Tisdale	KO	1	19/05/1998	Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas	Tisdale knocked out at 2:08 of the first round.
Win	2-4	Larry Cureton	KO	1	17/04/1998	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	3-0	Joseph Kenneth Reyes	TKO	1	31/01/1998	Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	4-3	Mike Middleton	TKO	1	18/11/1997	Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the first round.
Win	6-0	Doug Phillips	TKO	1	03/10/1997	The Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the first round.
Win	3-1	Derrick Edwards	KO	1	12/09/1997	Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, Maryland	Edwards knocked out at 1:02 of the first round.
Win	2-0-1	Jesse Shaw	KO	1	23/08/1997	Wild Wild West Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	2-3	Donnell Cummings	TKO	1	09/08/1997	South Padre Island, Texas	Referee stopped the bout at 1:04 of the first round.
Win	--	Shidevin Brown	TKO	2	20/07/1997	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
Win	2-2	Stanley Wooten	KO	1	05/07/1997	MARK of the Quad Cities, Moline, Illinois	Wooten knocked out at 2:59 of the first round.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Duncan Dokiwari from BoxRec