David Kamau
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David Nganga Kamau is a Kenyan
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....

 division and has only had four losses.

WBC Light Welterweight Championship

The undefeated African lost his first shot at the title to legendary three division World Champion, Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a retired Mexican professional boxer.He is a six-time world champion in three weight divisions, and for several years he was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world...

.

WBC Welterweight Championship

In he's second effort at a World Championship he would not fare better, getting knocked out by four division World Champion, Mexican-American Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...

.

In February of 1999, he would go on to lose against American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Danny Perez Ramírez
Danny Perez Ramírez
Danny Perez Ramírez is a professional Mexican-American boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He's the former NABF Welterweight, USBA, and WBO NABO Light Middleweight...

.

WBO NABO Welterweight Championship

On June 16, 2000 Kamau lost to three-time world champion, American Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

 in Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California.

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