Sam Rukundo

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Sam ("Rocky") Rukundo (born May 18, 1980 in Kampala) is a boxer from Uganda, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the lightweight (– 60 kg) division by Russia's Murat Khrachev.

Rukundo qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana. In the final he was defeated by Mauritius' Michael Medor.

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 lightweight champion.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
20 fights 15 wins 4 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 9 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 15–4–1 Ukraine Viktor Postol MD 10 13 Mar 2011 Georgia (country) Sport Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
19 Loss 15–3–1 France Yvan Mendy UD 12 10 Dec 2010 France Salle Leo Lagrange, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France For WBF Intercontinental super lightweight title
18 Loss 15–2–1 Ukraine Valentyn Kuts SD 12 21 May 2010 Ukraine Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kyiv, Ukraine
17 Loss 15–1–1 United Kingdom Gary Buckland UD 12 19 Feb 2010 United Kingdom Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
16 Win 15–0–1 United Kingdom Jimmy Briggs PTS 4 25 Sep 2009 United Kingdom Colosseum, Watford, England
15 Win 14–0–1 Latvia Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 6 19 Jun 2009 Denmark Sonderbro Kulturhus, Horsens, Denmark
14 Win 13–0–1 Kenya Peter Oluoch KO 8 (10) 10 Jan 2009 Uganda Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda
13 Win 12–0–1 Russia Alexander Saltykov RTD 4 (8), 3:00 9 Feb 2008 Denmark Mediecentret, Aabybro, Denmark
12 Win 11–0–1 Denmark Robert Osiobe UD 12 24 Nov 2007 Denmark Nellerupgaard Hallen, Gilleleje, Denmark Won vacant African lightweight and UBO super lightweight titles
11 Win 10–0–1 Czech Republic Araik Sachbazjan UD 4 18 Aug 2007 Sweden Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
10 Draw 9–0–1 Denmark Robert Osiobe MD 4 31 Mar 2007 Sweden Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Stuart Green PTS 6 1 Feb 2007 United Kingdom Hotel Café Royal, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Romania Gheorghe Ghiompirica KO 2 (8) 8 Sep 2006 Denmark Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
7 Win 7–0 Nigeria Silence Saheed PTS 10 2 Feb 2006 United Kingdom New Connaught Rooms, London, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Haroon Din TKO 3 (4), 2:53 17 Nov 2005 United Kingdom Hotel Café Royal Mayfair, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Hungary Bela Sandor PTS 6 14 Oct 2005 Denmark Gymnasiehallen, Struer, Denmark
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom John Paul Ryan TKO 4 (6), 1:07 26 May 2005 United Kingdom Hotel Café Royal, London, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Billy Smith TKO 3 (6), 1:31 23 Mar 2005 United Kingdom Equinox Nightclub, London, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Chris Long PTS 4 27 Jan 2005 United Kingdom Hotel Café Royal, London, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Henry Janes PTS 6 4 Nov 2004 United Kingdom Hotel Café Royal, London, England

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