Justin "The Destroyer" Juuko (born 26 December 1972 in Masaka) is a Ugandan amateur light flyweight and professional boxer who was active between the 1990s and the 2010s.[1] [2] In 1990, he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
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Justin Juuko | |
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Real name | Justin Juuko |
Nickname(s) | The Destroyer |
Weight(s) | Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 49) Masaka, Uganda |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 58 |
Wins | 45 |
Wins by KO | 30 |
Losses | 12 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
As a professional, he has won the World Boxing Council (WBC) International super featherweight title, the WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title, the African Boxing Union (ABU) light welterweight title, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super featherweight title, and the Commonwealth super featherweight title.[4] He was a challenger for the interim WBA super featherweight title against Antonio Hernandez, the WBC super featherweight title against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the International Boxing Association (IBA) super featherweight title against Diego Corrales, the World Boxing Union (WBU) super featherweight title against Michael Gomez, the International Boxing Association (IBA) lightweight title against Rustam Nugaev, and the Global Boxing Union (GBU) light welterweight title against Gábor Vető.[3]
His professional fighting weight varied from 125 pounds (57 kg) (featherweight) to 143 pounds (65 kg) (welterweight).[5]
Justin Juuko, son hauteur est de 171 cm et portée est de 183 cm, il a des records en tant que boxeur amateur et boxeur professionnel.[6]
He is a member of the political party Forum for Democratic Change (FCD). On December 12, 2020, he was arrested with other people the announcement made by his party FCD which accused the force of order (Police ) for kidnapping him. They were missing for 11 days.[7]
Le 01 janvier 2021 Justin Juuko et son collègue M. Garrypaul sont les partisans du FCD parti politique de l'opposition dans la région du Grand Masaka, ils ont été libérés après avoir passés 19 jours au détention, ils étaient arrêtés le 12 décembre par la chefferie du renseignement militaire (CMI)[8]
Commonwealth Games Boxing Champions in Men's Light Flyweight | |
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