Joseph Lubega
Joseph Lubega (born January 1, 1982 in Namirembe, Kampala) is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight (75 kg) division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.
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Born | January 1, 1982 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Two years earlier Lubega won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the light heavyweight (81 kg) division. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event he lost to South African fighter Khostso Motau.
Professional career
Since turning pro Lubega has fought under the alias of "fabulous" Joey Vegas
He was formerly the British Masters Super Middleweight title holder.[1]
In 2008 Vegas challenged Gary 'JJ' Ojuederie for the Southern Area Light Heavyweight title.[2]
In 2009 Vegas held current British and former Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champ Dean Francis to a draw.[3]
Vegas is currently trained by John Vanner, and is managed by London promoter Michael Helliet [4]
Joseph Lubega has also won the World Boxing Council International light heavyweight title.
Lubega knocked out Kurt Sinette in the fourth round in Trinidad and Tobago’s city of Port of Spain to win the previously vacant title.
Not even the spirited home support for the Caribbean fighter could stop the Ugandan who stretched his record to 13(6kos)- 6-1.
With this title, Lubega has chances of being rated among WBC’s top 15.
Professional boxing record
41 fights | 21 wins | 17 losses |
By knockout | 14 | 11 |
By decision | 7 | 6 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
42 | Loss | 21–18–3 | Timur Sakulin | RTD | 6 (10) 3:00 | 16 Sep 2019 | Korston Club, Moscow, Russia | |
41 | Loss | 21–17–3 | Qu Peng | KO | 1 (10) 1:02 | 22 Dec 2018 | Wansheng Binjiang Rd Venue, Chongqing, Russia | For vacant OPBF Silver cruiserweight title |
40 | Win | 21–16–2 | Karama Nyilawila | RTD | 5 (12) 3:00 | 25 Aug 2018 | Lugogo Cricket Ground, Kampala, Uganda | |
39 | Loss | 20–16–3 | Arsen Aziev | KO | 1 (8) 0:30 | 30 Dec 2017 | Sports Palace Quant, Moscow, Russia | |
38 | Draw | 20–15–3 | Kenny Egan | MD | 6 | 20 Oct 2017 | Big Zone Club, Nansana, Uganda | |
37 | Loss | 20–15–2 | Andrejs Pokumeiko | TKO | 3 (8) 2:00 | 25 May 2017 | Studio 69, Riga, Latvia | |
36 | Win | 20–14–2 | Charles Kakande | KO | 2 (6) 2:54 | 23 Apr 2017 | New Obligato, Kampala, Uganda | |
35 | Win | 19–14–2 | Saidi Chako | TKO | 2 (6) | 5 Apr 2017 | Bombo Military Barracks Grounds, Bombo, Uganda | |
34 | Loss | 18–14–2 | Movsur Yusupov | TKO | 5 (8) 2:22 | 10 Dec 2016 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | |
33 | Win | 18–13–2 | Ken Oyolo | KO | 2 (8) 2:01 | 17 Apr 2016 | Lugogo Indoor Arena, Kampala, Uganda | |
32 | Loss | 17–13–2 | Umar Salamov | TKO | 2 (10) 0:36 | 5 Mar 2016 | Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia | |
31 | Loss | 17–12–2 | Alexander Kubich | KO | 3 (8) 0:56 | 5 Dec 2015 | Olympic Reserve Centre of Boxing, Gomel, Belarus | |
30 | Loss | 17–11–2 | Dmitry Bivol | KO | 4 (8) 1:10 | 22 May 2015 | Luzhnik, Moscow, Russia | |
29 | Draw | 17–10–2 | Zebra Mando Ssenyange | PTS | 8 | 27 Feb 2015 | Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda | |
28 | Loss | 17–10–1 | Egor Mekhontsev | UD | 8 | 28 Nov 2014 | Luzhnik, Moscow, Russia | |
27 | Win | 17–9–1 | Juma Iga | KO | 7 (10) | 31 Aug 2014 | Club Obligatto, Kampala, Uganda | |
26 | Loss | 16–9–1 | Mairis Briedis | TKO | 9 (10) 1:09 | 26 Jul 2014 | Sport Palace, Barnaul, Russia | For vacant WBC Baltic cruiserweight title |
25 | Loss | 16–8–1 | Dmitry Sukhotsky | UD | 12 | 4 Jun 2014 | Sport Palace, Barnaul, Russia | |
24 | Loss | 16–7–1 | Ryno Liebenberg | TKO | 1 (12) 2:56 | 1 Mar 2014 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | For vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 16–6–1 | Hany Atiyo | KO | 4 (12) 2:58 | 14 Jun 2013 | Kyadondo Rugby Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | Retained WBC International light heavyweight title |
22 | Win | 15–6–1 | Mustapha Noor | KO | 3 (10) 0:57 | 24 Feb 2013 | Little Flowers Arena, Kampala, Uganda | |
21 | Win | 14–6–1 | Kirt Sinnette | KO | 4 (12) 2:31 | 2 Sep 2012 | Woodbrook Youth Facility, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Won vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 13–6–1 | Hany Atiyo | TKO | 11 (12) | 6 Apr 2012 | Cairo University Indoor Hall, Giza, Egypt | Won African light-heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 12–6–1 | Mustapha Noor | TKO | 4 (10) 1:55 | 20 Oct 2011 | Charter Hall, Nairobi, Kenya | |
18 | Loss | 11–6–1 | Dmytro Kucher | UD | 8 | 28 Aug 2010 | Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine | |
17 | Loss | 11–5–1 | Edison Miranda | TKO | 5 (10) 2:31 | 20 Mar 2009 | York Hall, London, United Kingdom | |
16 | Draw | 11–4–1 | Dean Francis | PTS | 8 | 13 Feb 2009 | Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, United Kingdom | |
15 | Loss | 11–4–0 | JJ Ojuederie | PTS | 10 | 5 Oct 2008 | Watford Town Hall, Watford, United Kingdom | For BBBoC Southern Area light heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 11–3–0 | JJ Ojuederie | TKO | 7 (10) 1:20 | 1 Aug 2008 | Watford Town Hall, Watford, United Kingdom | |
13 | Loss | 10–3–0 | Geard Ajetović | TKO | 4 (6) 0:39 | 14 Nov 2007 | York Hall, London, United Kingdom | |
12 | Loss | 10–2–0 | Nathan Cleverly | PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom | |
11 | Loss | 10–1–0 | Danny McIntosh | PTS | 6 | 4 Oct 2007 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | |
10 | Win | 10–0–0 | Neil Tidman | PTS | 4 | 18 Apr 2007 | Savoy Hotel, London, United Kingdom | |
9 | Win | 9–0–0 | Varujan Davtyan | TKO | 1 (4) 0:47 | 13 Dec 2006 | Savoy Hotel, London, United Kingdom | |
8 | Win | 8–0–0 | Michael Monaghan | PTS | 10 | 30 Nov 2006 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | |
7 | Win | 7–0–0 | Simeon Cover | PTS | 4 | 12 Jul 2006 | York Hall, London, United Kingdom | |
6 | Win | 6–0–0 | Simeon Cover | PTS | 10 | 30 Mar 2006 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | |
5 | Win | 5–0–0 | Conroy McIntosh | TKO | 3 (6) 1:23 | 17 Nov 2005 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | |
4 | Win | 4–0–0 | Gareth Lawrence | PTS | 4 | 26 May 2005 | {{small| Café Royal, [[London, United Kingdom}} | |
3 | Win | 3–0–0 | Egbui Ikeagwu | PTS | 4 | 26 Mar 2005 | Empire Theatre, London, United Kingdom | |
2 | Win | 2–0–0 | Egbui Ikeagwu | PTS | 4 | 27 Jan 2005 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | |
1 | Win | 1–0–0 | Cello Renda | TKO | 3 (6) 1:58 | 4 Nov 2004 | Café Royal, London, United Kingdom | Professional debut |
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Lubega". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.