Sackey Shivute
Encyclopedia
Sakaria 'Sackey' Shivute (born 10 October 1965) is a Namibia
n boxer
. Shivute competed for Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
. Fighting as a middleweight
, Shivute lost to Australia
n Justann Crawford
in the first round.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n 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...
. Shivute competed for Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Namibia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Silver:* Frankie Fredericks — Athletics, Men's 100 metres* Frankie Fredericks — Athletics, Men's 200 metres-Athletics:* Frankie FredericksMen's Marathon...
. Fighting as a middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
, Shivute lost to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Justann Crawford
Justann Crawford
Justann Crawford is a retired Australian Olympic Boxer. Born and raised in Tasmania, Australia, Justann was trained by Lance Atkinson and Peter Stacey. He then moved to Sydney, NSW under the guidance of Pat Hailwood and Andrew Tatrai. Justann earned 9 international gold medals and represented...
in the first round.