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Okello Peter
Okello Peter (born 19 June 1973, in Kampala) is a Ugandan-Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2014. He challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2006, and held the OPBF The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. History Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While ... title from 2001 to 2006. Professional boxing record External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, Okello Ugandan male boxers 1972 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Boxers from Kampala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso District, Mukono District, Mpigi District, Buikwe District and Luweero District. It has a rapidly growing population that is estimated at 6,709,900 people in 2019 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in an area of . In 2015, this metropolitan area generated an estimated nominal GDP of $13.80221 billion (constant US dollars of 2011) according to Xuantong Wang et al., which was more than half of Uganda's GDP for that year, indicating the importance of Kampala to Uganda's economy. Kampala is reported to be among the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with an annual population growth rate of 4.03 percent, by City Mayors. Mercer (a New York- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Maskaev
Oleg Alexandrovich Maskayev (russian: Олег Александрович Маскаев; also Maskaev; born 2 March 1969) is a Russian-American former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2013, and held the WBC heavyweight title from 2006 to 2008. Amateur career Maskayev, a former mine worker, began his boxing career in the 1980s as an amateur in his hometown Abay. In 1991 he stopped future WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko in the second round. Maskayev was the champion of the Soviet Army and later the national cup winner. First he represented Soviet Union and subsequently Uzbekistan. Representing Uzbekistan he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games. Highlights X Summer Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR, boxing (+91 kg), Minsk, Belarus SSR, July 1991: * 1/2: Defeated Vitali Klitschko (Ukrainian SSR) RSC 2 * Finals: Lost to Nikolay Kulpin (Kazakh SSR) VIII Military Spartakiad of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries (+91 kg), Kiskunfelegyhaza, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan Male Boxers
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toakipa Tasefa
Toakipa Tasefa (born 19 January 1972, Niue) is a Niuean retired professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2001. Tasefa Has fought in multiple countries in his career including New Zealand, USA, Australia, Japan, French Polynesia and Russia. Tasefa was managed by Mike Edwards. Professional boxing titles *New Zealand Boxing Association **New Zealand national heavyweight title *World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ... ** Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation heavyweight title (210''Ibs'') *Oceanic Boxing Association **OBA heavyweight title Professional boxing record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tasefa, Toakipa 1972 births Living people Niuean male boxers Niuean emigrants to New Zealand Heavyweight boxers New Zealand male boxers New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali Meehan
Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 9 March 1970) is an Australian professional boxer of Fijian people, Fijian descent. He turned pro after a career in rugby league. His son Willis Meehan plays rugby league and boxes. Amateur career Before becoming professional, Meehan fought as an amateur with a record of 23–5. Professional career Nicknamed "Meanhands", Meehan's memorable appearances include a contested loss in the WBO heavyweight title bout to Lamon Brewster, KO loss to Hasim Rahman, and a first-round TKO loss to Danny Williams (boxer), Danny Williams in another title bout for British Commonwealth crown. He had been the Australian heavyweight champion with multiple successful defences until 2000 when he vacated the title. In October 2007, Meehan beat contender DaVarryl Williamson, knocking him down and winning via a TKO in the 6th round. In February 2008, he defeated Jeremy Bates (boxer), Jeremy Bates knocking him out in the 3rd round of a 10-round bout. in 2010 he lost to Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imamu Mayfield
Imamu Amiri Mayfield (born April 19, 1972) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2008, and 2016 to 2017. Career Mayfield turned pro in 1994 and was a popular local fighter known for being on boxing cards in various New Jersey venues. He won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a win over Uriah Grant in 1997. In his first Title defense Mayfield traveled to Hull, England and defeated formerly unbeaten British champion Terry Dunstan by KO. The next year, being promoted by the infamous Don "Only in America" King, lost a purse bid to M and M promotions. Mayfield was supposed to fight Saul Montana after coming off a tough title defense against Dunstan but instead was forced to fight a mandatory defense against Arthur Williams. He lost the belt to Arthur Williams via a 9th round TKO. In 2000, he earned a shot at WBC Cruiserweight Title holder Juan Carlos Gomez, but lost by KO in the 3rd round. Mayfield asked to be released from DKP sighting irreconcilable issues. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinan Şamil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer( Azerbaijani origin). As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU,WBC international and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. According to his former managers, Sam died after battling liver and kidney failure. Amateur career Sinan Şamil Sam won Turkish Amateur Boxing Championship nine times. Highlights Junior European Championships (Middleweight), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992: * Quarterfinals: Defeated Istvan Kozak (Hungary) KO 1 * Semifinals: Defeated Chris Davies (Wales) 8:7 * Finals: Lost to Vassiliy Jirov (Kazakhstan) 7:11 Junior World Championships (Light Heavyweight), Montreal, Canada, 1992. * Preliminaries: Defeated Jay Massie (Canada) 8:2 * Quarterfinals: Defeated Dmitriy Gorbachov (Russia) 14:5 * Semifinals: Defeated Yuriy Dvornikov (Ukraine) 17:6 * Finals: Defeated Alexander Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) 11:1 1993 Mediterranean Games (Light Heavyweight), Langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mirovic
Bob "The Big Bear" Mirovic (born 25 February 1966) is an Australian boxer of Croatian descent. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) and with a reach of 203 cm (80 inches), he started boxing at the age of 22 in 1987. He has fought a number of famous fighters, including Nikolai Valuev, Joe Bugner and Frans Botha. He has also been a sparring partner of Mike Tyson. He currently resides in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 31 Wins (21 knockouts, 10 decisions), 23 Losses (10 knockouts, 13 decisions), 1 Draws'', - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WBC World Champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight class (boxing), weight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight, super flyweight, super bantamweight, super middleweight, cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight and bridgerweight, which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the bridgerweight division in 2021. Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest (combat sports), no contest are not listed. Heavyweight Bridgerweight Cruiserweight Light heavyweight Super middleweight Middleweight Super welterweight Welterweight Super lightweight Lightweight Super featherweight Featherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Tauasa
Lawrence Tauasa is a Samoan Australian former professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He comes from Sydney, is a former Australian cruiserweight champion and was a contestant on the fourth season of the Contender. Early life Tauasa was born in Samoa but moved to New Zealand when he was 6. He moved to Australia when he was 13. He made his professional debut in February 1998 with a draw in New South Wales against Glen Fitzpatrick. Over the next few years he made mixed progress scoring a further 8 wins against 2 defeats before challenging Daniel Rowsell for the Australian cruiserweight title in July 2001. It was his first title challenge and it ended with a defeat for Tauasa. Australian champion A second attempt for the title was made in February 2003 after three straight wins. The opponent on this occasion was Tosca Petridis and Tauasa picked up the title, this time with a Majority decision. He defended the title only once against former champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
