David Dolan
Encyclopedia
David Dolan is a British
professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in the super heavyweight
division. He was born in Sunderland, England
.
At the Commonwealth Games
2002 he competed at super-heavyweight and beat David Cadieux
of Canada in the final, winning 27-20.
Dolan then dropped down again to 201 lbs where he lost in the second round of the World Championships to hard-punching southpaw Viktar Zuyev
, who knocked him down twice. Later in the year he split a pair of fights with American star Matt Godfrey
.
At the World Championships in 2005, he lost to eventual runner up Elchin Alizade
.
Paul King, Luke Simpkin, Tony Booth
and Lee Swaby.
on Sky Sports
, beating Darren Morgan on points in the quarter final. Before defeating Paul Butlin
in the semi-final to set up a final showdown with Martin Rogan
, which he lost by a unanimous decision after being knocked down three times.
ian Elvicio Sobral and then in October 2008 beat the French fighter Rachid El Hadak to set himself up for a shot at the full British cruiserweight title held by Robert Norton
.
United Kingdom
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professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in the super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
division. He was born in Sunderland, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Amateur
He became British champion at 201 lbs from 2000–2002.At the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
2002 he competed at super-heavyweight and beat David Cadieux
David Cadieux
David Cadieux is a professional boxer from Canada, who competes in the heavyweight division.-Amateur:In 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.-Pro:...
of Canada in the final, winning 27-20.
Dolan then dropped down again to 201 lbs where he lost in the second round of the World Championships to hard-punching southpaw Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
, who knocked him down twice. Later in the year he split a pair of fights with American star Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey
Matt Godfrey is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Godfrey, who is a close friend of Jason Estrada since his childhood had an outstanding amateur career prior to turning professional.He was the 2000 U.S...
.
At the World Championships in 2005, he lost to eventual runner up Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
.
Early professional career
Dolan begun his professional career competing at heavyweight and had his first professional contest in May 2006 scoring a four round points victory over Nabil Haciani. Over the next two years he fought six more times scoring wins over experienced journeymenJourneyman (boxing)
A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...
Paul King, Luke Simpkin, Tony Booth
Journeyman (boxing)
A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...
and Lee Swaby.
Prizefighter tournament
On 11 April 2008, with a record of 7-0, Dolan appeared in the first edition of the Prizefighter seriesPrizefighter series
The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...
on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
, beating Darren Morgan on points in the quarter final. Before defeating Paul Butlin
Paul Butlin
Paul Butlin is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire....
in the semi-final to set up a final showdown with Martin Rogan
Martin Rogan
Martin Rogan , is a heavyweight boxer and former Commonwealth heavyweight title holder. -Boxing career:...
, which he lost by a unanimous decision after being knocked down three times.
Move to Cruiserweight
Following the tournament Dolan decided to begin campaigning at the cruiserweight level as he often found himself giving weight away to other heavyweights. In July 2008 he won his first fight at the weight against the BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Elvicio Sobral and then in October 2008 beat the French fighter Rachid El Hadak to set himself up for a shot at the full British cruiserweight title held by Robert Norton
Robert Norton
Robert Norton is a British professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is the current holder of the British cruiserweight title and is a former holder of the Commonwealth and WBU cruiserweight titles.-Early career:...
.