Kennedy Kanyanta (born April 10, 1979 in
Mufulira
Mufulira, is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Mufulira means "Place of Abundance and Peace". The town developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. The town also serves as the administrative capital of Mufulira District.
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Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
n boxer who won the
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...
in the men's flyweight division and bronze at the 2007 AllAfrica Games as an amateur.
Amateur
At the Olympics 2000 he had a bye, and then lost his bout against
Bulat Jumadilov
Bolat Zhumadilov (Болат Жумадилов; born April 22, 1973) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Four years earlier at the 1996 Summer Olympics he ...
9:12. In Manchester at the Commonwealth Games 2002 he beat
Lechedzani Luza in the final. (see
Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
The boxing tournaments at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester took place from July 26 to August 3 at the Forum Centre, and the Manchester Evening News Arena.
Competition Format
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Luza returned the favor at the 2006 Games.
At the AllAfricans 2007 he lost to
Jackson Chauke.
Pro
He turned pro in 2007 and won 2 bouts at bantamweight.He had 11 fights winning all of them and retired in 2011 as a champion with 3 belts,Africa Boxing Union belt,Global Boxing Union Intercontinental belt and International Boxing Organisation Inter continental belt.
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Living people
1979 births
People from Mufulira
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Olympic boxers for Zambia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Zambia
Zambian male boxers
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
African Games bronze medalists for Zambia
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
African Boxing Union champions
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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