Emmanuel Weingkro Izonritei (Izon-Eritei) (born 31 October 1978) is a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from Bayelsa State of

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.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India (Gold Medallist). He was an athlete in the

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for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 (Heavyweight (91 kg) division) to

Naser Al Shami Nasser Al Shami ( ar, ناصر الشامي; born June 27, 1982) is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division (– 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Nasser Al-Shami was allegedly injured on 4 July 20 ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, who eventually won the bronze.(26 August 2004
How Africa Has Fared at Athens 2004
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'', Retrieved 28 October 2010 ("In the boxing ring, Nigerian heavyweight Emmanuel Izonritei is out, having been beaten by Naser Al Shami of Syria in the second round.") In 2003, he won gold against

Mohamed Elsayed :''Mohamed Elsayed is also the alias of Mohamed Atta'' Mohamed Elsayed ( ar, محمد السيد) is an Egyptian boxing, boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Career In 2003 he captu ...

in the

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. His brother

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

won a silver model in boxing in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

.(6 April 2004
Boxer Izonritei aims a step higher than brother
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'', Retrieved 28 October 2010 Served in the Nigeria Airforce 1999 - 2005, also Served in the British Army 2008 -2013, He did a tour of Afghanistan "OP Herrick 10" 2009.

References

Boxer at the 2003 All African Games (Gold Medallist) Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India (Gold Medallist) 1978 births Olympic boxers for Nigeria Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Heavyweight boxers Nigerian male boxers African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub