Uganda Still Seeking Boxing Win At Olympics After 17 Years

July 26, 2021 Olympics Comments Off on Uganda Still Seeking Boxing Win At Olympics After 17 Years

It has been 17 years down the road since Uganda registered a boxing win at the Olympic Games. The last boxer to do this is Sam ‘Rocky’ Rukundo who won two fights at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He fought in the lightweight category before falling to Russia’s Murat Petrovich Khrachev. Catherine Nanziri made history as she became ...

The Uganda National Boxing Team Boosted Ahead Of The Tokyo Olympics

April 24, 2021 Olympics Comments Off on The Uganda National Boxing Team Boosted Ahead Of The Tokyo Olympics

With the delayed Tokyo Olympics in Japan slated to happen between July to August this year, Bomber’s Uganda’s national boxing team have a reason to smile. This was after a trio from the Bombers led by national team captain Shadir Musa Bwogi Kimera, Catherine Nanziri and David Ssemujju all received a financial boost in order to strengthen their preparations for ...