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

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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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's Rai Sik.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 {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub