Sakio Bika
Sakio Bika | |
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Nickname(s) | The Scorpion |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
Nationality |
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Born | Douala, Cameroon | 18 April 1979
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 45 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 3 |
Sakio Bika (born 18 April 1979) is a Cameroonian-Australian professional boxer. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and previously the IBO super-middleweight title from 2008 to 2010. In 2015 he challenged once for the unified light-heavyweight world title, and in 2007 won the third season of The Contender reality TV series.
Amateur career[]
As an amateur, Bika was a member of the 2000 Cameroonian Olympic Team as a Light middleweight. He lost to Scott MacIntosh of Canada. Since the 2000 Olympics Bika fights out of Sydney, Australia.[1]
Professional career[]
Sakio took the opportunity to fight the German champion Markus Beyer for the WBC Super Middleweight world title in Germany in May 2005. After an accidental head clash in round 4 the doctor ruled Beyer unable to continue. Under WBC rules the bout was declared a technical draw. Sakio was awarded all 4 rounds on one judges score card, and the stoppage was considered controversial.[2]
Bika vs. Calzaghe[]
On 14 October 2006 Bika challenged Joe Calzaghe at the MEN Arena in Manchester for the IBF and WBO titles. He was defeated unanimously on the score cards by a wide margin.
Bika's then fought undefeated Lucian Bute at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute won by unanimous decision in a fight that was an IBF super middleweight title eliminator.
Sakio obtained his Australian citizenship in 2006.[3] Although he bases himself in Sydney, Australia, Bika remains proud of his dual citizenship and his status as an African Australian.[4]
He 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. After wins against Donny McCrary and in a rematch with Sam Soliman (the only fighter to defeat Bika other than Calzaghe and Bute), Bika earned a place in the final against Jaidon Codrington at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston on 6 November.
The Contender season 3[]
On Tuesday, 6 November 2007, Bika knocked out Jaidon Codrington in the championship bout to win The Contender. The fight was wild, with both fighters being knocked down in the first round. In the end, Bika stopped Codrington in the eighth round by referee stoppage (TKO). Bika walked away with $750,000 in prize money.
After the Codrington fight, Bika returned to the ring in Australia with a first-round KO of Argentinian Gustavo Javier Kapusi. Bika won the fight right at the end of the round with a body shot.
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. Bika won by TKO in round 3. With the win, Bika became the International Boxing Organization super middleweight champion.
Bika fought Jean Paul Mendy on 31 July in Las Vegas, for an IBF #1 spot and a shot at the title. 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.[5]
Bika vs. Ward[]
After the Mendy fight Bika was given a shot at unbeaten WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward, A voluntary defence by Ward after he defeated Allan Green.[6] Bika used a fast pace a threw a total of 612 punches (400 of which were power shots) landing 201, however this was not enough to ruffle the champion who used defence and counter punching to land clean and effective blows throughout. Winning on all three scorecards Ward took a dominant decision with scores of 120–108, 118–110, 118–110, handing Bika his fifth loss.
On 2 June 2012, on the undercard of Antonio Tarver vs Lateef Kayode, Bika fought Dyah Davis, the son of Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis. Bika dominated the fight, stopping Davis in round 10 to win the NABF and WBO inter-continental super middleweight titles.
He defeated Nikola Sjekloca via unanimous decision in a WBC Eliminator.
WBC super-middleweight champion[]
On 22 June 2013, on the undercard of Adrien Broner vs. Paulie Malignaggi, Bika defeated Marco Antonio Peribán via 12-round majority decision to win the vacant WBC super middleweight title.
Bika had his first defense of the WBC super middleweight on 7 December 2013 undercard of Paulie Malignaggi vs. Zab Judah. He retained his title after earning a split draw against Anthony Dirrell.
On 16 August 2014, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, Bika faced Dirrell in a championship rematch. After 12 rounds, the judges awarded the fight and the title to Dirrell by unanimous decision.[7]
Professional boxing record[]
45 fights | 35 wins | 7 losses |
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By knockout | 22 | 0 |
By decision | 12 | 6 |
By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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45 | Win | 35–7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 31 Mar 2021 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 34–7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Oct 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC Silver International super-middleweight title |
43 | Win | 33–7–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12) | 8 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC–ABCO Continental super-middleweight title |
42 | Loss | 32–7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 4 Apr 2015 | ![]() |
For WBC, The Ring, and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
41 | Loss | 32–6–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Aug 2014 | ![]() |
Lost WBC super-middleweight title |
40 | Draw | 32–5–3 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 7 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super-middleweight title |
39 | Win | 32–5–2 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 22 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC super-middleweight title |
38 | Win | 31–5–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 30–5–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10), 1:40 | 2 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
Won NABF and vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight titles |
36 | Win | 29–5–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 3 Dec 2011 | ![]() |
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35 | Loss | 28–5–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 27 Nov 2010 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super) super-middleweight title |
34 | Loss | 28–4–2 | ![]() |
DQ | 1 (12), 1:18 | 31 Jul 2010 | ![]() |
Bika disqualified for hitting after a knockdown |
33 | Win | 28–3–2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 1:27 | 30 Jul 2009 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 27–3–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12), 1:50 | 13 Nov 2008 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBO super-middleweight title |
31 | Win | 26–3–2 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 2:59 | 11 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific super-middleweight title |
30 | Win | 25–3–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 2:18 | 6 Nov 2007 | ![]() |
The Contender: season finale |
29 | Win | 24–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2007 | ![]() |
The Contender: semi-final |
28 | Win | 23–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 5 | 2 Oct 2007 | ![]() |
The Contender: first round |
27 | Loss | 22–3–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 15 Jun 2007 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 22–2–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 4 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
Retained IBF Australasian super-middleweight title |
25 | Win | 21–2–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12), 1:58 | 8 Dec 2006 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Australasian super-middleweight title |
24 | Loss | 20–2–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14 Oct 2006 | ![]() |
For IBF, WBO, The Ring, and lineal super-middleweight titles |
23 | Draw | 20–1–2 | ![]() |
TD | 4 (12), 1:45 | 13 May 2006 | ![]() |
For WBC super-middleweight title; Majority TD after Beyer cut from accidental head clash |
22 | Win | 20–1–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 2:22 | 22 Nov 2005 | ![]() |
Retained OPBF middleweight title |
21 | Win | 19–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 2:35 | 1 Apr 2005 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 18–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:23 | 18 Oct 2004 | ![]() |
Won vacant OPBF middleweight title |
19 | Win | 17–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 15 Aug 2004 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 16–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:37 | 2 Apr 2004 | ![]() |
Retained Australian middleweight title |
17 | Win | 15–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 31 Oct 2003 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 14–1–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 2:52 | 12 Sep 2003 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 13–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 13 Jun 2003 | ![]() |
Retained Australian middleweight title |
14 | Win | 12–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | 11 Apr 2003 | ![]() |
Won vacant Australian middleweight title |
13 | Win | 11–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 15 Mar 2003 | ![]() |
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12 | Draw | 10–1–1 | ![]() |
TD | 3 (10) | 20 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
TD after Ajadato cut from accidental head clash |
11 | Loss | 10–1 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 15 Oct 2002 | ![]() |
For IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 9 Aug 2002 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 10 May 2002 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6) | 10 May 2002 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (6), 2:11 | 8 Feb 2002 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 16 Nov 2001 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 3 Aug 2001 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 3 Aug 2001 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | 4 May 2001 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 20 Apr 2001 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
DQ | 4 (6) | 15 Dec 2000 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sakio Bika Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Sakio Bika". BoxRec. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Andre Ward To Fight Sakio Bika for His WBA Title According to Boxrec.com". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Australian Associated Press. "Sakio Bika loses super middleweight title to Anthony Dirrell | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Ian McLeod
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Australian middleweight champion 11 April 2003 – December 2004 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Daniel Dawson
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Vacant Title last held by Sam Soliman
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OPBF middleweight champion 18 October 2004 – May 2006 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Pradeep Singh Sihag
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New title | IBF Australasian super-middleweight champion 8 December 2006 – June 2007 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Kariz Kariuki
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Vacant Title last held by Nader Hamdan
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IBF Pan Pacific super-middleweight champion 11 April 2008 – November 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Shannan Taylor
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Preceded by Dyah Davis
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NABF super-middleweight champion 2 June 2012 – February 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Marco Antonio Peribán
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Vacant Title last held by James DeGale
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WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight champion 2 June 2012 – February 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Arthur Abraham
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Vacant Title last held by Ryan Breese
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WBC–ABCO Continental super-middleweight champion 8 July 2017 – September 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Aidos Yerbossynuly
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Vacant Title last held by Avni Yıldırım
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WBC International Silver super-middleweight champion 22 October 2017 – October 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Ramil Gadzhyiev
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Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Fulgencio Zúñiga
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IBO super-middleweight champion 13 November 2008 – June 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Isaac Chilemba
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Major world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Andre Ward
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WBC super-middleweight champion 22 June 2013 – 16 August 2014 |
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Previous: Grady Brewer |
The Contender series 3 champion 2007 |
Next: Troy Amos-Ross |
- 1979 births
- Cameroonian male boxers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Reality show winners
- International Boxing Organization champions
- Boxers from Sydney
- World Boxing Council champions
- The Contender (TV series) participants
- Australian male boxers
- Middleweight boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- World middleweight boxing champions
- Light-middleweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Cameroon
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics