Joseph Akhasamba
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Joseph Mukuku Akhasamba[1] (born 20 June 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
[edit]- ^ "Joseph Akhasamba". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- 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.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Joseph Akhasamba from BoxRec (registration required)
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