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David Tetteh (boxer)

{{short description|Ghanaian boxer}}

{{Infobox boxer

|name=David Tetteh

|image=

|realname=David Odoi Tetteh

|nickname=Little Tyson

|weight=light/light welter/welterweight

|height=

|reach=

|nationality=Ghanaian

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|07|05|df=y}}

|birth_place=Accra, Ghana

|death_date=

|death_place=

|style=Orthodox

|total=22

|wins=20 (KO 15)

|losses=4 (KO 0)

|draws=

|no contests=

|medaltemplates=

}}

David "Little Tyson" Tetteh (born 5 July 1971 in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the Ghanaian lightweight title, African Boxing Union lightweight title, and Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) North American Boxing Organization (NABO) lightweight title against Harold Warren, his professional fighting weight varied from {{convert|134|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. lightweight to {{convert|143+3/4|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. welterweight.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=4894&cat=boxer|title=Statistics at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}}

Professional boxing record

{{BoxingRecordSummary

|ko-wins=15

|ko-losses=0

|dec-wins=5

|dec-losses=2

|draws=

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Victor Hugo Paz

|KO

|4 (10), {{small|0:45}}

|2000-04-06

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{small|Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Joseph Charles

|UD

|6

|1999-09-10

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Harrah's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

20

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Elvin Peluyera

|TKO

|5 (6)

|1999-06-18

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|U.S. Virgin Islands}} {{small|Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

19

|{{no2}}Loss

|17–2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Harold Warren

|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}

|12

|1999-06-04

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Harrah's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBO-NABO lightweight title.}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Ossie Duran

|PTS

|12

|1998-06-06

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title.}}

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Billy Wright

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|12

|1997-03-04

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{small|Airport Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title.}}

16

|{{no2}}Loss

|15–1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Billy Wright

|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}

|12

|1996-10-11

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{small|International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title.}}

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain}} Óscar Palomino

|PTS

|8

|1996-09-07

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Stadthalle, Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Togo}} Dick Dosseh

|KO

|2 (8)

|1996-07-27

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Billy Schwer

|TKO

|12 (12)

|1995-11-25

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title.}}

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Tunde Tyler

|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}

|3 (?)

|1995-11-11

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

11

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Isaac Nyaku

|KO

|4 (12)

|1995-05-27

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Ghanaian lightweight title.}}

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} Ali Mohammed

|KO

|2 (6)

|1995-05-06

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Douglas Odame

|KO

|4 (12)

|1993-12-04

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Zambia}} {{small|Lusaka, Zambia}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant African lightweight title}}

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Awel Abdulai

|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}

|12

|1993-09-23

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won Ghanaian lightweight title.}}

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Hammond Kotey

|KO

|4 (?)

|1993-08-05

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Young Atenga

|KO

|2 (?)

|1993-07-03

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Joseph Lartey

|KO

|4 (?)

|1993-05-29

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Sammy Adjei

|KO

|6 (?)

|1993-05-01

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Marciano Commey

|KO

|1 (?)

|1993-04-10

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Issah Kabako

|KO

|4 (?)

|1993-03-09

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Joe Ketenga

|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}

|1 (?)

|1993-01-09

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ghana}} {{small|Accra, Ghana}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Professional debut.}}

References

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External links

  • {{Boxrec|id=4894}}

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Category:1971 births

Category:Lightweight boxers

Category:Light-welterweight boxers

Category:Living people

Category:Boxers from Accra

Category:Welterweight boxers

Category:Ghanaian male boxers

Category:African Boxing Union champions

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