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David Nyika

1995 - Today

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David Kieran Nyika (born 7 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as competing at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. Nyika and Sarah Hirini were the New Zealand flag bearers at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Nyika gained significant media attention after an incident during the Round of 16 at the 2020 Summer Olympics in which Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite Nyika's ear. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 13 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 12 in 2024). David Nyika is the 627th most popular boxer (down from 553rd in 2024), the 374th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 353rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, David Nyika ranks 627 out of 496. Before him are Yang Wenlu, Janjaem Suwannapheng, Shiva Thapa, Nadine Apetz, Zemfira Magomedalieva, and Davit Chaloyan. After him are Gabriel Maestre, Frazer Clarke, Aira Villegas, Tayfur Aliyev, Joshua Buatsi, and Vikas Krishan Yadav.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, David Nyika ranks 1,442. Before him are Sterling Brown, Keito Furushima, María Pía Fernández, Jessica Sanchez, Lyubov Ovcharova, and Cameron Burgess. After him are Joe Choong, Max Litchfield, Luminosa Bogliolo, Vladislav Polyashov, Sarah Wilhite Parsons, and Clark Smith.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, David Nyika ranks 374 out of 303. Before him are Hannah Wilkinson (1992), Ross Taylor (1984), Amini Fonua (1989), Luuka Jones (1988), Genevieve Behrent (1990), and Hannah Osborne (1994). After him are Sisay Lemma (1990), Elijah Just (2000), Rebecca Parkes (1994), Phoebe Spoors (1993), Blair Tuke (null), and Lewis Clareburt (1999).

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Among BOXERS In New Zealand

Among boxers born in New Zealand, David Nyika ranks 2. Before him are Joseph Parker (1992).

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