Fundo Mhura
Encyclopedia
Fundo Chifundo Mhura (born October 9, 1983 in Zomba, Malawi
) is a Scottish
amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
at middleweight.
He moved up a division afterwards and became the first Scot to win a European boxing medal since Scott Harrison in 1996.
He lost the semi-final controversially on points to Azeri Rahib Plavadov 18:23.
He has an eye condition which is threatening to end his amateur career.
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
) is a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
at middleweight.
Career
Mhura left the African country when he was five months old and has lived in Scotland since. He is a member of the Leith Victoria boxing club of Scotland. The 6'1 fighter fought for his native country Malawi at welterweight (69/152lbs) at the Commonwealth Games 2006 where he lost in the second round to Nigerian Olufemi Ajayi.He moved up a division afterwards and became the first Scot to win a European boxing medal since Scott Harrison in 1996.
He lost the semi-final controversially on points to Azeri Rahib Plavadov 18:23.
He has an eye condition which is threatening to end his amateur career.