| David Kamau | |
| Realname: | David Nganga Kamau |
| Nickname: | The KO |
| Weight: | Light Middleweight Welterweight Light Welterweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach: | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1965 |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 34 |
| Wins: | 30 |
| Ko: | 22 |
| Losses: | 4 |
David Nganga Kamau (born August 4, 1965, in Nakuru, Kenya) is a former Kenyan professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division who lost only four times in 34 fights.
Kamau represented Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the light-welterweight category, losing his third fight to Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh of Mongolia. Previously in the competition, Kamau defeated Abidnasir Shahab of Jordan and Martin Ndongo-Ebanga of Cameroon.
He was once trained by Alberto Davila, the former bantamweight champion of the world.
The undefeated African lost his first shot at the title to three-division World Champion, Mexican Julio César Chávez.[1]
In his second effort at a World Championship he would not fare better, getting knocked out by four division World Champion, Mexican-American Oscar De La Hoya.[2] In February 1999, he lost to American Danny Perez Ramírez.[3]
On June 16, 2000, Kamau lost to three-time world champion, American Antonio Margarito in Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California.[4]