Sam ("Rocky") Rukundo (born May 18, 1980 in

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 Ruba ...

) is a

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from

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, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native

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n country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the

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(– 60 kg) division by

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. Rukundo qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the

2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Gaborone, Botswana from March 15 to March 22, 2004. It was the second and last chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 ...

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. In the final he was defeated by Mauritius'

Michael Medor Michael Medor (born 23 May 1982 in Port Louis) is an amateur Mauritian lightweight boxer. Medor qualified for the Mauritian squad in the men's lightweight division (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after claiming the title and ...

. After representing his native country at the Athens Olympics, Rukundo decided to turn pro, under the training of James Cook, and under the management of Mickey Helliet. He made his debut on the September 4 the same year, and moved to Sweden to improve as a professional fighter. He has been African

champion.

Professional boxing record

External links

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Sam's official website www.samrocky.com

References

1980 births Olympic boxers of Uganda Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kampala Lightweight boxers Ugandan male boxers African Boxing Union champions Ugandan emigrants to Sweden Sportspeople from Uppsala {{Uganda-boxing-bio-stub