David Light (boxer)

David Light
Statistics
Real name David Thomas Light
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach 193 cm (76 in)
Nationality New Zealander
Born (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991
Takapuna, New Zealand
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 6
Wins 6
Wins by KO 4
Losses 0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Heavyweight

David Light (born 13 November 1991 in Takapuna, Auckland) is an amateur boxer from New Zealand.[1] He competed in the men's heavyweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he won the silver medal against Canada's Samir El-Mais.[2] David had reached the semifinal after knocking out Malaysia's Meeraj Omar in the second round of his first bout, before defeating Kenya's Charles Odhiambo Okoth in a unanimous decision.[3]

Light joined fellow boxer, David Nyika, in bringing home rare Commonwealth Games boxing medals to New Zealand. The last time that two Kiwi boxers returned from the Commonwealth Games with both a gold and a silver medal was in the Perth Commonwealth Games in 1962.

Following his Commonwealth success, Light was full of admiration for the Kiwi team but made controversial remarks regarding professional boxing: "... us boys in the New Zealand team, we always joke that going pro is when you give up on actual boxing ... You're cashing in on your talent and you're fighting bums.[4]"

Other successes for Light in 2014 include placing 2nd in his events at the 2014 boxing tournaments held in Belgrade, Serbia and 3rd at the 2014 GeeBee Competitions. Light has been in the national team since 2011.[5]

David is the youngest of eight children to New Zealand inventor Len Light who invented the world's first do-it-yourself yoghurt maker,[6] founding the then family business of Easiyo in 1992[7] and later of New Zealand Pure Dairy Ltd.[8]

Amateur Boxing Titles

2011 North Island Golden Gloves Tournament

Elite Heavyweight (91kg)[9]

  1. Defeated E Enoka in Semi finals
  2. Lost Tino Honey in finals

2011 New Zealand National Championship

Elite Heavyweight (91kg)[10]

  1. Defeated Kahukura Bentson in Quarter finals
  2. Defeated Floyd Masson in Semi Finals
  3. Defeated Tino Honey in finals

2012 New Zealand National Championship

Elite Heavyweight (91kg)

  1. Defeated Hale Faiumu in Semi finals
  2. Defeated Toa Leutele in finals

2013 New Zealand National Championship

Elite Heavyweight (91kg):

  1. Defeated Floyd Masson in Semi Finals
  2. Defeated Tino Honey in finals

2014 Commonwealth Games

Heavyweight (91kg)

  1. Defeated Muhammad Meeraj Omar (Malaysia) in Round of 16
  2. Defeated Charles Okoth (Kenya) in Quarter finals
  3. Defeated Stephen Lavelle (Scotland) in Semi final
  4. Lost Samir El-Mais (Canada) in final

Professional Boxing Titles

  • Professional Boxing Commission New Zealand
    • New Zealand Cruiserweight Title

Professional Boxing record

Professional record summary
6 fights 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
6 Win 6–0 New Zealand Daniel Tai UD 6 21 Jul 2018 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
5 Win 5–0 New Zealand Thomas Russell TKO 3 (6) 9 Jun 2018 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
4 Win 4–0 New Zealand Cory Enoka TKO 3 (10) 21 Apr 2018 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand For vacant PBCNZ cruiserweight title
3 Win 3–0 New Zealand Tussi Asafo TKO 1 (4), 3:00 16 Mar 2018 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2 Win 2–0 New Zealand Vaimoli Ioelu UD 4 18 Nov 2017 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
1 Win 1–0 New Zealand Lui Te'o KO 2 (4) 3 Nov 2017 New Zealand ABA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Professional debut

References

  1. ↑ "David Light". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Gold and silver in boxing". New Zealand Herald. 3 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Glasgow, Matt Richens in (2014-08-02). "That's gold as boxer David Light advances". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Boxer David Light undecided on future". Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - David Light Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Getting bucks from bacteria". New Zealand Herald. 2000-10-05. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  7. ↑ "21 years for EasiYo and a new Chief Executive | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Len Light - Founder | New Zealand Pure Dairy Limited". www.nzpuredairy.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand Amateur boxing Results 2009 - 2014". Boxing New Zealand. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand National Amateur Champions". Boxing New Zealand. Retrieved 4 November 2017.


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