Joseph Akhasamba
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Joseph Akhasamba (born June 20, 1963, in Nairobi) is a Kenyan retired professional boxer who held the African heavyweight title from 1998 to 1999. As an amateur, he represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won the gold medal in the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
References[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Akhasamba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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- 1963 births
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- Kenyan male boxers
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Kenya
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- Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
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