Justin Juuko

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Justin Juuko
Born
Justin Juuko

(1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 51)
Masaka, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Other namesThe Destroyer
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Super featherweight
Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins45
Wins by KO30
Losses12
Draws1
No contests0

Justin "The Destroyer" Juuko (born 26 December 1972 in Masaka) is a Ugandan amateur light flyweight and professional boxer who was active between the 1990s and the 2010s. [1] [2] In 1990, he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3]

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As a professional, he has won the World Boxing Council (WBC) International super featherweight title, the WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title, the African Boxing Union (ABU) light welterweight title, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super featherweight title, and the Commonwealth super featherweight title. [4] He was a challenger for the interim WBA super featherweight title against Antonio Hernandez, the WBC super featherweight title against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the International Boxing Association (IBA) super featherweight title against Diego Corrales, the World Boxing Union (WBU) super featherweight title against Michael Gomez, the International Boxing Association (IBA) lightweight title against Rustam Nugaev, and the Global Boxing Union (GBU) light welterweight title against Gábor Vető. [3]

His professional fighting weight varied from 125 pounds (57 kg) (featherweight) to 143 pounds (65 kg) (welterweight). [5]

Justin Juuko, son hauteur est de 171 cm et portée est de 183 cm, il a des records en tant que boxeur amateur et boxeur professionnel. [6]

Life after boxing

He is a member of the political party Forum for Democratic Change (FCD). On December 12, 2020, he was arrested with other people the announcement made by his party FCD which accused the force of order (Police) for kidnapping him. They were missing for 11 days. [2]

Le 01 janvier 2021 Justin Juuko et son collègue M. Garrypaul sont les partisans du FCD parti politique de l'opposition dans la région du Grand Masaka, ils ont été libérés après avoir passés 19 jours au détention, ils étaient arrêtés le 12 décembre par la chefferie du renseignement militaire (CMI) [7]

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