Sakaria Lukas | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Namibian |
Other names | Desert Storm |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Sakaria Lukas (born 4 May 1984) is a Namibian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
A bantamweight, Lukas competed for Namibia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Bantamweight division. In his first match, he beat Joe Ham of Scotland. Following the match, Ham lost consciousness and was treated for a concussion. [1] In Lukas' second match, he was defeated by Botswana's Tirafalo Seoko on points, 11-13.[ citation needed ]
Lukas began his boxing career in 2006 when he won a gold medal at the Zone 6 Youth Games in Windhoek and a silver medal at the senior Zone 6 championships. He also suffered a knee injury which forced him to take time off from boxing but returned for the 2010 Zone 6 Championships in Johannesburg, where he won a gold medal. [2]
29 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 18 | 1 |
By decision | 8 | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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29 | Win | 26–2–1 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6), 2:30 | 14 Oct 2023 | ![]() | |
28 | Loss | 25–2–1 | ![]() | KO | 8 (10), 2:20 | 12 Nov 2022 | ![]() | |
27 | Draw | 25–1–1 | ![]() | SD | 10 | 22 Jan 2022 | ![]() | |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() | MD | 8 | 19 Mar 2021 | ![]() | |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) | 26 Feb 2021 | ![]() | |
24 | Loss | 23–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 5 Dec 2020 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() | KO | 3 (8), 1:45 | 6 Dec 2019 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() | KO | 8 (10) | 10 May 2019 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 2 Dec 2017 | ![]() | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() | KO | 3 (12), 2:59 | 9 Sep 2017 | ![]() | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 1 Apr 2017 | ![]() | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (12) | 8 Oct 2016 | ![]() | Retained interim WBO Africa featherweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (12) | 11 Jun 2016 | ![]() | Won interim WBO Africa featherweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | KO | 5 (12) | 3 Oct 2015 | ![]() | Won vacant WBA Pan African featherweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (12) | 25 Apr 2015 | ![]() | Won vacant IBF Continental Africa featherweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (8) | 6 Dec 2014 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (10) | 26 Jul 2014 | ![]() | Retained Namibian featherweight titles |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (6), 1:37 | 17 May 2014 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 1 Mar 2014 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 11 Oct 2013 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6) | 7 Sep 2013 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 11 May 2013 | ![]() | Won interim Namibian featherweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | 20 Mar 2013 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 1:40 | 3 Nov 2012 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (4) | 8 Sep 2012 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 8 Jun 2012 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 20 Mar 2012 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | KO | 3 (4) | 11 Jun 2011 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 19 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
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