FEATHERWEIGHT division

DAVID KOTEY

Retired

Born DAVID KOTEI POISON

Born 1950-12-07, ACCRA (aged 75)· GHA

Residence: ACCRA· Stance: orthodox· Height: 171 cm (5'7")· aka DK POISON

Debut: 1966-02-05· Career: 1966–1989 (24 years)

DAVID KOTEY

Wins

49

Losses

8

Draws

3

NC

0

Rated Fights

60

Belts heldWBC×2

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare DAVID KOTEY's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 2

world

WBC

featherweight

1976-03-06 → 1976-11-06 · 8m · 1 defence

Lost to DANNY LOPEZ · Wu

world

WBC

featherweight

1975-09-20 → 1975-12-12 · 2m 22d · 0 defences

Lost to ALFREDO ESCALERA · TKO

Complete Record — 60 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 30 SEP 1989LOSSAKWEI ADDO9LIGHTWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 06 AUG 1988DRAWJOE NAPOLES8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 JUL 1988TKOMAMA MOHAMED5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 12 JUN 1987TKOMAMA MOHAMED4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 APR 1987TKOJEAN BENNARD5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 DEC 1985DECMUKAILA BUKARE8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 OCT 1985KOSEIDU KUSASI3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 AUG 1985KOBASIL DJOSSOU7FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 AUG 1983LOSSAZIZA BOSSOU10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 APR 1982LOSSDAVIDSON ANDEH9FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 NOV 1981TKOBOBBY ALEXANDER3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 JUN 1980DECJOE SKIPPER10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 FEB 1980TKOISMAEL ABBEY4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1979TKOTAPSOBA TIGA8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 OCT 1978LOSSEDDIE NDUKWU15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUL 1978DECHENRY SADDLER10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 FEB 1978LOSSDANNY LOPEZ6FEATHERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 03 DEC 1977KOVICTOR DIAZ3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 OCT 1977UDJOSE RESTO10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 JUL 1977DECLAURENT BAZIE15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 APR 1977KOBILLY WADE5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 NOV 1976LOSSDANNY LOPEZ15FEATHERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 16 JUL 1976KOSHIG FUKUYAMA3FEATHERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 06 MAR 1976TKOFLIPPER UEHARA11FEATHERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 20 DEC 1975DECDAVID SOTELO10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 20 SEP 1975SDRUBEN OLIVARES15FEATHERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 28 MAR 1975DRAWLAURENT BAZIE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 FEB 1975KOJIMMY ELLIS2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 DEC 1974TKOEVAN ARMSTRONG10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 09 NOV 1974TKOOSMANU TOURE5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 FEB 1974KOTAHAR BEN HASSEN1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 14 DEC 1973TKOPETER KOLOKU2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 OCT 1973KOBINGO CROOKS6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 18 OCT 1972DECSAKAE NAKAMURA10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 AUG 1972TKORAY ROSE3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 JUL 1972UDTONY CUNNINGHAM10SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUL 1972LOSSREX DOWNWARD10SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUN 1972TKOTED BONNER10SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 JUN 1972DECALAN PRESSNELL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAY 1972LOSSANDY BROOME8SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 DEC 1971TKOCASSIMO ALHASSAN3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 JUN 1971DRAWFREDDIE MENSAH8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 NOV 1970TKOBOB SEIDU3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 OCT 1970TKOJOE ISSAKA2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 OCT 1970TKOJOE BANKS3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 AUG 1970DECBUDDY GUY8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 MAR 1970UDBUDDY GUY8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1969KOCASSIMO ALHASSAN3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 AUG 1969TKOASEBI BOAKYE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 14 JUN 1969TKOTEDDY WALKER4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1969UDTEDDY WALKER8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 31 AUG 1968SDTEDDY WALKER8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 MAY 1968UDABU NORGAH8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1968TKOKID KILLER8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 JUN 1967DECPETER AYIVOR10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 MAY 1967DECEMMANUEL DUDZRO8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1967KOSHIDO ARMAH3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1966TKOBOB COFIE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 SEP 1966TKOABU NORGAH4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 FEB 1966DECFAMOUS LARTEY6FEATHERWEIGHT—

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