Fred Mutuweta

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Fred Muteweta
Personal information
Full nameFredrick Muteweta
Born4 November 1971 (1971-11-04) (age 53)
Kampala, Uganda
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight106 lb (48 kg)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Bantamweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Cairo Bantamweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Bantamweight

Fredrick Muteweta (born 4 November 1971, in Kampala) is a retired boxer from Uganda, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the light-flyweight class. [1] There he was defeated in the second round by Wayne McCullough of Ireland. In the bantamweight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was once again defeated in his opening bout, once again by Wayne McCullough. [2]

He also represented Uganda at the 1991 All-Africa Games, winning a gold medal as a bantamweight and at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the bantamweight category.

Muteweta made his professional debut in 1996, and retired after ten professional bouts, losing five and winning five.

References

  1. "Packing a punch in Seychelles". The Monitor . Uganda. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Muteweta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.