Joseph Mulema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Mulema (born 13 September 1982) is a welterweight boxer from Cameroon who fought at the 2008 Olympics. [1] [2] He won a gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2011 All-Africa Games. [3]
| 3 fights | 1 win | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Team | Opponent (Team) | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Loss | 1–2 | Paris United |  William McLaughlin (Milano Thunder) | TKO | 4 (5) | 5 March 2012 |  Paris, France | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Paris United |  Matej Dujić (Beijing Dragons) | WO | - | 21 February 2012 |  Macau, Macau | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Paris United |  Shang Dongxu (Beijing Dragons) | PTS | 5 | 1 February 2012 | Paris, France | WSB debut |
| 13 fights | 7 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 7–5–1 | Mevludin Suleymani | PTS | 8 | 22 Feb 2020 | Salle Damremon, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | |
| 12 | Loss | 6–5–1 |  Xhek Paskali | UD | 8 | 17 Nov 2018 | EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany | |
| 11 | Loss | 6–4–1 |  Mohamed El Achi | PTS | 8 | 23 Dec 2017 | Salle Antoine Blondin, Lille, France | |
| 10 | Win | 6–3–1 |  Timur Nikarkhoev | RTD | 4 (8) | 29 Apr 2017 | Espace Francois Mitterrand, Hénin-Beaumont, France | |
| 9 | Win | 5–3–1 | Shamil Ismailov | SD | 8 | 28 Jan 2017 | Complexe Sportif du Pilori, Campbon, France | |
| 8 | Win | 4–3–1 | Shamil Ismailov | KO | (8) 8 | 12 Nov 2016 | Salle Damremon, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | |
| 7 | Loss | 3–3–1 |  Armen Ypremyan | UD | 8 | 17 Jun 2016 |  Centre Sportif Obercorn, Differdange, Luxembourg | |
| 6 | Loss | 3–2–1 | Shamil Ismailov | MD | 6 | 22 Apr 2016 | Salle la Soucoupe, Saint-Nazaire, France | |
| 5 | Loss | 3–1–1 | Jessy Luxembourger | UD | 6 | 2 Apr 2016 | Salle Wiesberg, Forbach, France | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Ludovic Millet | MD | 6 | 26 Mar 2016 | Salle Renoux, Meaux, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0–0 | Baptiste Castegnaro | PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 2015 | Salle Damremon, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0–0 | Gregory Louyest | PTS | 8 | 7 Mar 2015 | Cité des Sports, Granville, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0–0 |  Raimonds Sniedze | UD | 6 | 11 Apr 2013 | Salle Leon Blum, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | Professional debut |
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