John Sserunjogi

Last updated
John Sserunjogi
NationalityUgandan
Statistics
Weight(s) Super middleweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins15

John Sserunjogi is a Ugandan professional boxer who competes in the Super middleweight division. In December 2023, he became the first Ugandan to win the WBA Africa Super Middleweight title. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life

Sserunjogi was born in Bussi Village, Kalangala Islands, Uganda, and grew up in Bweyogerere, where he discovered boxing. [3]

Professional career

Sserunjogi turned professional in November 2013, reportedly without any prior amateur experience. [3] As of 2023, he has fought 17 professional bouts, winning 15. [3]

In December 2023, he defeated his opponent in Conakry, Guinea, to claim the WBA Africa Super Middleweight title in the super middleweight division (76 kg), becoming the first Ugandan ever to achieve this milestone. [4]

He has also participated in bouts under the African Boxing Union (ABU) and competed in events promoted by Nara Promotionz. [5] [6] Sserunjogi went on to win the Super middleweight title after defeated Egypt's Ahmed Boloshy. [7] [8] [9]

Significance

Sserunjogi is considered a breakthrough figure in Ugandan boxing, both for his rise as a professional without amateur experience and for securing a continental title that had never before been won by a Ugandan. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  2. ↑ "John Serunjogi | Boxer Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "ABU Title Fight: Sserunjogi Gets Nutrition Sponsor, Vows To Join League of Legends". Voice of Bugerere. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Nara's John Sserunjogi becomes the first Ugandan to win WBA Africa title". Trusted News Uganda. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Mujuni, Oscar Diego (2024-08-05). "Serunjogi Promises to Conquer Africa in Upcoming ABU Title Fight". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  6. ↑ Isa, Nsereko Musoke (2024-08-21). "Boxing: John Sserunjogi's opponent Ahmed Borishe jets in ahead of ABU title fight". Nimsport Uganda. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  7. ↑ Reporter, NewVision (2024-08-26). "Sserunjogi knockouts Boloshy of Egypt to clinch ABU middleweight title". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Boxing: Nara Promotionz Sweet Science Season Three launched, Sserunjogi to face South African fighter in main event". Voice of Bugerere. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Serunjogi stops Egyptian Boloshy to clinch ABU continental title". Monitor. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.