Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari (born 15 October 1973 in Port Harcourt) is a retired

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n boxer. At the

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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. ** Emilio Leti (Samoa) won by TKO 1 ** Danny Williams (England) won on points ** David Anyim (Kenya) won on points *Represented Nigeria as a Super Heavyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. **

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(Pakistan) won by TKO 2 ** Adalat 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

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. 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 diligently 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dokiwari, Duncan 1972 births Living people Nigerian male boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Olympic medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in boxing Sportspeople from Port Harcourt Competitors at the 1995 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games