Frank Kisekka

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Frank Kisekka
Paolo Curcetti vs Frank Kisekka 1960.jpg
Curcetti vs. Kisekka (right) at the 1960 Olympics
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Born (1926-12-22) 22 December 1926 (age 96)
Namutamba, Uganda
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing

Francis "Frank" Kisekka (born 22 December 1926) is an Ugandan retired amateur flyweight boxer. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first bout to Paolo Curcetti. [1]

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References

  1. Frank Kisekka Archived 22 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com