Mohammed Kayongo
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Mohammed Kayongo | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 October 1980 Kampala, Uganda | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ugandan/American | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohammed Kayongo, nicknamed The African Assassin[1] (born 25 October 1980),[2] is a former Ugandan born[3] professional boxer.
Personal life
[edit]Kayongo was born in Kampala, Uganda. His current residence is Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Amateur record: 219-(9)-(157)
5times National Captain and flag bearer 2002 Commonwealth Game Silver Medalist. Manchester, England. Former WBF International Champion Welter Weight Category.Pro record:24-(13)-5-1
High school
[edit]Kayongo studied his O-lever (S1 - S4) at Kololo High School from 1993 to 1996, this is where he started his Boxing career. He represented his high school in inter-school and national opens. Mohammed Kayongo won a silver medal in the Men's Light Welterweight[4] division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Kayongo began his career with a first-round knockout of Anthony Howard in April 2003,[6] and had a perfect record through ten fights, before a draw against Jose Antonio Ojeda in July 2004. His first loss came in his twelfth fight, against undefeated Shamone Alvarez in November 2004. Kayongo's two career losses have come to unbeaten prospects Shamone Alvarez and Jose Leo Moreno.
Kayongo scored a fourth-round TKO against James Todd for the IBA welterweight world title on November 20, 2009[7][8]
On January 19, 2013 Kayongo won a unanimous decision at the Minneapolis Convention Center in a six-round fight against Gilbert Venagas of East Moline, Illinois.
Notes
[edit]- ^ ""Assassin" Kayongo returns to the ring after four year break". Kawowo Sports. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Mohammed Kayongo boxer". www.fightsrec.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Todd given IBA world title chance". 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Independent, The (2018-04-10). "Light Fly Miiro maintain's Uganda's fine boxing tradition". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru. "The shame at Games - part III". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "BoxRec: Mohammed Kayongo". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "| | This is | This is South Wales". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Welcome to the Sunday Vision online: Uganda's leading weekly". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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