Bruno Bongongo
Encyclopedia
Bruno Bongongo is an amateur boxer
from the Central African Republic
. Bongongo fought for the Central African Republic
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, losing to Cameroon
's Joseph Mulema
in the opening round welterweight contest.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
. Bongongo fought for the Central African Republic
Central African Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Central African Republic sent three competitors to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- Athletics:- Boxing:...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
, losing to Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
's Joseph Mulema
Joseph Mulema
Joseph Mulema is a welterweight boxer from Cameroon who fought at the 2008 Olympics.-External links:*...
in the opening round welterweight contest.