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David Kotei was born on 7 December, 1950 in Accra, Ghana, is a Ghanaian boxer. Discover David Kotei's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 7 December 1950
Birthday 7 December
Birthplace Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghana

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1950

David Kotey (originating from the Kotei family; born 7 December 1950), popularly called "D.K. Poison", is a former world featherweight boxing champion between 1975 and 1976.

He is the first Ghanaian professional boxer to win a world title.

DK Poison started his amateur career in Accra.

He is one of many boxers spawned by Bukom, a suburb in the heart of the city populated by the Ga people.

Many top Ghanaian boxers such as Roy Ankrah, Azuma Nelson and Ike Quartey are products of Bukom.

David Kotey turned professional under trainer Attuquaye Clottey.

1966

His first professional bout was on 5 February 1966 in Accra when he outpointed his opponent over six rounds.

He became the national featherweight champion that year.

1967

Although he fought once in neighbouring Togo in 1967, all his subsequent fights through to 1971 were all in Ghana.

1972

In 1972 however, he fought as much as seven times in Australia, winning five and losing two.

1974

He won the African featherweight title on 2 February 1974 when he knocked out Tahar Ben Hassen in the first round of a scheduled 15 round fight in Tunis, Tunisia.

Later on 7 December 1974, he also won the Commonwealth featherweight title with a technical knock out over Evan Armstrong, a British boxer in round 10 of a scheduled 15 rounds bout.

This victory gave him an opportunity to go for the World Boxing Council version of the world title.

1975

On 20 September 1975, in The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States, he beat Rubén Olivares by split points decision after 15 rounds to become the first Ghanaian world boxing champion.

He relinquished the African and Commonwealth titles following this victory.

The Ghana government gave him an estate house at Teshie-Nungua, an Accra suburb in honour of this achievements in boxing.

The loan has not been paid back to date because shortly after the canned mackerels arrived in the country, the Acheampong's regime was overthrown by General Akuffo in a military palace coup in October 1975.

After Kotey won the World featherweight title in Accra in September 1975, one of Ghana's leading highlife artists at the time, Senior Eddie Donkor released a song in Twi in his honour entitled "D. K. Poison Mo".

1976

He however lost the title in his third defence on 6 November 1976 by unanimous points decision to Danny "Little Red" Lopez in a fierce fight in Accra, Ghana.He is married with three daughters.

He also defeated Fuku Yama in Japan.

DK Poison was never the same again after this defeat.

According to reports and Kotey's own story, in 1976, he loaned an amount of 45,000 dollars to the Government of Ghana, then led by Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.

The money was intended for the purchase of canned mackerel to mitigate the harsh economic and food conditions the country was facing.

The loan had been facilitated by his management, which was led by Col John Slater.

According to Kotey, the money was part of his reward for defending his title against Japan's Fuku Yama in 1976.

1978

He failed in 1978 to regain either the world or commonwealth featherweight titles.

1989

His last professional bout was in 1989 when he lost an African lightweight title fight.

David Kotey has lived a relatively modest and quiet life after retirement.

He has gone through marital and financial difficulties and reportedly has some grievances about how his purse was disbursed during his boxing years.

2019

In September 2019,the president of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo noted that he would look into the issue.

This was at a meeting with a delegation of former world boxing champions from Ghana.

2020

The president of Ghana,Nana Akuffo Addo, on 6 October 2020 has directed an amount of $45,000 that was owed by Ghana to him on "compassionate grounds".