# David Nyika

David Kieran Nyika (born 27 February 1995) is a New Zealand professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as competing at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. == Amateur career == === Commonwealth Game Results === Glasgow 2014 Round of 32: Defeated Luvuyo Sizani (South Africa) 2–0 Round of 16: Defeated Scott Forrest (Scotland) 3–0 Quater-finals: Defeated Sumit Sangwan (India) 3–0 Semi-finals: Defeated Sean McGlinchy (Northern Ireland) 3–0 Final: Defeated Kennedy St-Pierre (Mauritius) 3–0Gold Coast 2018 Round of 16: Defeated Yakita Aska (Antigua and Barbuda) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated Christian Ndzie Tsoye (Cameroon) W/O Semi-finals: Defeated Cheavon Clarke (England) 5–0 Final: Defeated Jason Whateley (Australia) 5–0 === World Championship results === Hamburg 2017 Round of 16: Defeated Igor Teziev (Germany) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated by Evgeny Tishchenko (Russia) 4–1Yekaterinburg 2019 Round of 32: Defeated Ahmed Hagag (Austria) 5–0 Round of 16: Defeated by Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) 5–0 == Professional career == === Early career === On 26 January 2021, it was announced that Nyika would make his professional debut against Jesse Maio on the undercard of Joseph Parker vs.