Boxer David Nyika is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time Commonwealth Games champion. 

He began his international journey as an 18-year-old at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won gold and broke down in tears on the podium as the New Zealand national anthem played. 

Four years later and 10kgs heavier Nyika backed up his Commonwealth Games gold medal win at the Gold Coast Games in 2018. 

At Tokyo 2020 he outclassed his opponents in the early rounds but was defeated by the reigning World Champion in the semi-final. His bronze medal was New Zealand's first Olympic boxing medal in 29-years. 

Selected to defend his gold at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Nyika had to withdraw just weeks before with a hand injury. 

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