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Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika (born April 18, 1979, in Douala, Cameroon), is a professional boxer in the super middleweight (168lb) division. He is the former IBO super middleweight world champion.

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. Bika did not capture a Gold Medal but he did find a new city, since the 2000 Olympics Bika fights out of Sydney, Australia.

Professional career

Sakio took the opportunity to fight the German champion Marcus 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.

Bika On 14 October 2006 Bika challenged Joe Calzaghe at the MEN Arena in Manchester for the IBF and WBO titles. He was defeated unanimously by a wide margin.

Bika's then fought undefeated Lucian Bute at the Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. Bute won by unanimous decision in a fight that was an IBF super middleweight title eliminator.

Sakio obtained his Australian citizenship in 2006. Whilst, he bases himself in Sydney, Australia; Sakio - is very content and proud of dual citizenship status and his status as an African Australian specifically a Cameroonian Australian.

He was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered September 4, 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 November 6.

On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, Bika knocked out Jaidon Codrington in the championship bout to win The Contender 3. 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 Argentinians Gustavo Javier Kapusi. Bika won the fight right at the end of the round with a body shot.

Bika returned to the ring on November 13, 2008, in a fight with former The Contender 1 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 July 31 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.

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. 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 effecive 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 June 2 of 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.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|30 Wins (21 knockouts, 9 decisions), 5 Losses(0 knockouts, 3 decisions, 1 Disqualification) 2 Draws |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- align=center | || align=left| Dyah Davis | || 10 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center ||| align=left| Andre Ward | ||12 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Jean Paul Mendy | || 1 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Nestor Fabian Casanova | || 1 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Peter Manfredo Jr. | || 3 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Gustavo Javier Kapusi | || 12 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Jaidon Codrington | || 8 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Sam Soliman | || 8 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Donny McCrary | || 5 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Lucian Bute | || 12 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center | || align=left| Joe Calzaghe | || 12 || |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center

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