KAYONGO, MOHAMMED
NAME: Mohammed Kayongo
NICKNAME: The Dark Destroyer, The African Assassin
RECORD: 18 Wins, 5 Losses, 1 Draw, 13 KO’s (view full record here)
STATS:
| Weight: | Welterweight, Jr. Middleweight |
|---|---|
| Height: | 5’9″ |
| Reach: | 68″ |
| Fighting Out Of: | Saint Paul, MN |
| Hometown: | Kampala, Uganda |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
QUICK HITS:
- Mohammed Kayongo was a five time national amateur champion in his home country of Uganda
- Won the vacant World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Welterweight title by stopping James Todd in round 4 of 8 in 2009.
- Challenged for the Minnesota state title on three separate occasions ( Antonio Johnson at jr. middleweight, Jamal James at welterweight, Jose Leo Moreno at jr. welterweight).
- Coach and mentor to youth at North Minneapolis’ Northside Boxing Club.
- Opened a sister boxing gym to Northside in Kampala, Uganda
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OUR NEWS STORIES:
- RESULTS FROM THE GRAND CASINO, HINCKLEY (1/23/2016)
- POLL: MOHAMMED KAYONGO VS ANTONIO JOHNSON, WHAT WILL THE OUTCOME BE? (1/12/2016)
- JOHNSON, KAYONGO CONFIDENT HEADING INTO TITLE BOUT (1/9/2016)
- KAYONGO, JOHNSON TO MEET IN JANUARY! (12/11/2015)
- WILLIAMS DEFEATS SANDS FOR TITLE (8/28/2015)
- VANDA BEATS GARR, KAYONGO WINS DECISION IN MNPLS (1/17/2004)
- Weigh-in results from Minneapolis, MN (1/16/2004)
- MOHAMMED KAYONGO WINS IN INDIANA (11/30/2003)
- BRUNETTE BOXING GYM SHOW A SUCCESS (11/25/2003)
- MOHAMMED KAYONGO BACK IN ACTION (11/20/2003)
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