Sulaiman Segawa

Segawa Sulaiman (commonly known as The Technician) (born May 22, 1991) is a Ugandan born-America based professional boxer.[1] He has a southpaw style of fighting.[2][3] He made his professional debut on 21 April 2013 at the age of 21.[4]

Segawa Sulaiman
Statistics
Real nameSegawa Sulaiman
Nickname(s)The Technician
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach178 cm (70 in)
NationalityUgandan
Born (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991
Kampala, Uganda
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins13
Wins by KO4
Losses2
Draws1

As of September 2021, he is ranked 99 out of 1547 best pro-boxer in the world according to BoxRec. Segawa holds the 2019 National Boxing Association Intercontinental Champion title. While in the Netherlands he adopted a Dutch style approach of kickboxing.[5]

Early career

He was born on 22 May 1991 in Kampala, Uganda.[6] In 2014, Segawa was recruited by UK-based Atlantic Entertainment. He had over 240 amateur fights.[7]

Professional career

His professional career began on 21 April 2013, when he won four round bouts fighting with Armstrong Mwanje. The fight was held at Sabrina`s Pub in Kampala.[8][9] From 2015 to 2017, Sula was based in Team Holzken, Harleem in the Netherlands training and fighting kickboxing.[6] While in Netherlands, he made a winning debut against Djiby Diagne, the fight took place at Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal on 14th January 2017. In 2018, Sula transferred to USA.[5]

PersonalLife

Currently, Segawa is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA where he doubles as a fighter and a trainer at Urban Boxing DC.[5][8]

References
  1. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sulaiman-segawa
  2. "BoxRec: Sulaiman Segawa". boxrec.com.
  3. "Sulaiman Segawa Boxing Record". fightnights.com.
  4. "Sulaiman Segawa (boxing): next fight, last fight result, boxing record (table)". champinon.info.
  5. "Segawa: Last of Uganda's elite dying breed in US". Monitor. October 8, 2022.
  6. "Sulaiman Segawa | Boxer Page". Tapology.
  7. "• Sulaiman Segawa boxer •". boxerlist.com.
  8. "Sulaiman Segawa | box odds stats | pro boxing odds, results, & stats". boxoddsstats.com.
  9. https://allafrica.com/stories/201603141765.html
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