Mohammed Kayongo
Encyclopedia
Mohammed Kayongo, alias The Dark Destroyer or The African Assassin, is a welterweight
professional boxer
from the U.S. state of Minnesota
.
, Uganda
. His current residence is St Paul, Minnesota
.
of Anthony Howard
in April 2003, and had a perfect record through ten fights, before a draw against Jose Antonio Ojeda in July 2004. His first loss came in his twelfth fight, against undefeated Shamone Alvarez in November 2004. As of October 2009 Kayongo's professional record was 14 wins (10 by knockout) against 2 losses and 1 draw. Kayongo's two career losses have come to unbeaten prospects Shamone Alvarez (8-0 at the time) and Jose Leo Moreno (11-0 at the time).
Kayongo is scheduled to face James Todd
for the IBA welterweight world title.
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
professional boxer
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 U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
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Personal life
Kayongo was born in KampalaKampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. His current residence is St Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
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Professional career
Kayongo began his career with a first-round knockoutKnockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
of Anthony Howard
Anthony Howard
Anthony Howard may refer to:* Anthony Howard , British journalist* Anthony Howard , British swimmer...
in April 2003, and had a perfect record through ten fights, before a draw against Jose Antonio Ojeda in July 2004. His first loss came in his twelfth fight, against undefeated Shamone Alvarez in November 2004. As of October 2009 Kayongo's professional record was 14 wins (10 by knockout) against 2 losses and 1 draw. Kayongo's two career losses have come to unbeaten prospects Shamone Alvarez (8-0 at the time) and Jose Leo Moreno (11-0 at the time).
Kayongo is scheduled to face James Todd
James Todd (boxer)
James Todd, alias The Sandman, is a welterweight professional boxer from Swansea, Wales. It is thought that James Todd is a member of the Swansea runners aka Swansea Run sway, recent exploits of this relatively unknown group includes the canton mile and St Helen road ethnic beats...
for the IBA welterweight world title.