| D. K. Poison | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Real name | David Kotei |
| Nickname(s) | Poison |
| Rated at | Featherweight Lightweight |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Birth date | December 7, 1950 |
| Birth place | Accra, Ghana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
David Kotei (also spelled Kotey) born on December 7, 1950 in Accra, Ghana, was a world featherweight boxing champion between 1975 and 1976 and was also the first Ghanaian professional boxer to win a world title. Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman LightWeight is a developer of Video games with Samurai themes such as the Bushido Blade series and the Kengo The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Accra is the capital, and most populous city of Ghana. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as Boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated sanctioned sport He was popularly called "D. K. Poison".
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Amateur career
DK Poison started his amateur career on in Accra. Accra is the capital, and most populous city of Ghana. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater He is one of many boxers spawned by Bukom, a suburb in the heart of the city populated by the Ga people. Bukom is a small tribal city located in Ghana, on the outskirts of the capital Accra. The Ga are an Ethnic group in the West African nation of Ghana. Many top Ghanaian boxers such as Roy Ankrah, Azuma Nelson and Ike Quartey are products of Bukom. Azumah Nelson (born September 19, 1958) is a former boxer and three-time world champion Ike "Bazooka" Quartey (born November 27, 1969 in Bukom, Ghana) is a former WBA welterweight boxing champion [1]
Professional career
David Kotei turned professional under trainer Attuquaye Clottey. His first professional bout was on February 5, 1966 in Accra when he outpointed his opponent over six rounds. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Although he fought once in neighbouring Togo in 1967, all his subsequent fights through to 1971 were all in Ghana. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. In 1972 however, he fought as much as seven times in Australia, winning five and losing two. He won the African featherweight title on February 2, 1974 when he knocked out Tahar Ben Hassen in the first round of a scheduled 15 round fight in Tunis, Tunisia. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Later on December 7, 1974, he also won the Commonwealth featherweight title with a technical knock out over Evans Armstrong, a British boxer in round 10 of a scheduled 15 rounds bout. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This victory gave him an opportunity to go for the World Boxing Council version of the world title. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, On September 20, 1975, in The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S., he beat Ruben Olivares by split points decision after 15 rounds to become the first Ghanaian world boxing champion. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality [2] He relinquished the African and Commonwealth titles following this victory. The Ghana government gave him an estate house at Teshie-Nungua, an Accra suburb in honour of this achievemnts in boxing. [3] He however lost the title in his third defence on November 6, 1976 by unanimous points decision to Danny "Little Red" Lopez in a fierce fight in Accra, Ghana. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is a former American boxer from Fort Duchesne Utah. DK Poison was never the same again after this defeat. He failed in 1978 to regain either the world or commonwealth featherweight titles. His last professional bout was in 1989 when he lost an African lightweight title fight.
Retirement
David Kotey has lived a relatively modest and quiet life after retirement. He has gone through marital and financial difficulties and reportedly has some grievances about how his purse was disbursed during his boxing years. [3] He is married with three daughters.
| Preceded by Ruben Olivares |
WBC Featherweight Champion 20 Sep 1975–6 Nov 1976 |
Succeeded by Danny Lopez |
Notes and references
- ^ "Bukom: heartbeat of African boxing", BBC News:Africa, BBC, 25 June 2003. Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, |This is a chronological List of World Featherweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is a former American boxer from Fort Duchesne Utah. Retrieved on 2007-04-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
- ^ David Kotey. BoxRec. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
- ^ a b "A Hero's Anguish", News archive, Ghana Home Page, 20 August 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
See also
External links
- Professional boxing record for David Kotei from Boxrec
- http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=26610
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