Sakio Bika was born on 18 April 1979 and is a Cameroonian-born Australian professional boxer.
20 Facts About Sakio Bika
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Sakio Bika held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and previously the IBO super-middleweight title from 2008 to 2010.
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Sakio Bika took the opportunity to fight the German champion Markus Beyer for the WBC Super Middleweight world title in Germany in May 2005.
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Sakio Bika was awarded all 4 rounds on one judges score card, and the stoppage was considered controversial.
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On 14 October 2006 Sakio Bika challenged Joe Calzaghe at the MEN Arena in Manchester for the IBF and WBO titles.
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Sakio Bika was defeated unanimously on the score cards by a wide margin.
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Sakio Bika's then fought undefeated Lucian Bute at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Sakio Bika was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered 4 September 2007 on ESPN.
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On Tuesday, 6 November 2007, Sakio Bika knocked out Jaidon Codrington in the championship bout to win The Contender.
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Sakio Bika won the fight right at the end of the round with a body shot.
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Sakio Bika returned to the ring on 13 November 2008, in a fight with former season one contestant Peter Manfredo Jr at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
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Sakio Bika lost the fight by disqualification in the 1st round after he hit Mendy following a knockdown and while Mendy was still on his knees.
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Sakio Bika used a fast pace a threw a total of 612 punches landing 201, however this was not enough to ruffle the champion who used defence and counter punching to land clean and effective blows throughout.
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On 2 June 2012, on the undercard of Antonio Tarver vs Lateef Kayode, Sakio Bika fought Dyah Davis, the son of Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis.
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Sakio Bika dominated the fight, stopping Davis in round 10 to win the NABF and WBO inter-continental super middleweight titles.
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Sakio Bika defeated Nikola Sjekloca via unanimous decision in a WBC Eliminator.
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On 22 June 2013, on the undercard of Adrien Broner vs Paulie Malignaggi, Sakio Bika defeated Marco Antonio Periban via 12-round majority decision to win the vacant WBC super middleweight title.
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Sakio Bika had his first defense of the WBC super middleweight on 7 December 2013 undercard of Paulie Malignaggi vs Zab Judah.
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Sakio Bika retained his title after earning a split draw against Anthony Dirrell.
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On 16 August 2014, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, Sakio Bika faced Dirrell in a championship rematch.