Sakaria Lukas

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Sakaria Lukas
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Nickname(s)Desert Storm
Weight(s) Featherweight
NationalityNamibian
Born (1984-05-04) 4 May 1984 (age 38)
Namibia
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO17
Losses2
Draws1
No contests0

Sakaria Lukas (born 4 May 1984) is a Namibian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Amateur career

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]

Professional boxing record

28 fights25 wins2 losses
By knockout171
By decision81
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Loss25–2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Ford KO8 (10), 2:2012 Nov 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, US
27Draw25–1–1 Flag of Mongolia.svg Tugstsogt Nyambayar SD1022 Jan 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Borgata Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
26Win25–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Alejandro ChableMD819 Mar 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Complejo 360, Cancún, Mexico
25Win24–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Antonio MaciasKO2 (6)26 Feb 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Hotel Canopy Hilton, Cancún, Mexico
24Loss23–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Isaac AvelarUD105 Dec 2020 Flag of the United States.svg AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
23Win23–0 Flag of Malawi.svg Raston KayiraKO3 (8), 1:456 Dec 2019 Flag of Namibia.svg After school centre, Windhoek, Namibia
22Win22–0 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ndodana NcubeKO8 (10)10 May 2019 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Showground Rajivh Ghandi Hall, Harare, Zimbabwe
21Win21–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Tello DithebeUD122 Dec 2017 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title
20Win20–0 Flag of Uganda.svg Mudde Robinson NtambiKO3 (12), 2:599 Sep 2017 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title
19Win19–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Oscar ChaukeUD121 Apr 2017 Flag of Namibia.svg Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, NamibiaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title
18Win18–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Mohammed KambulutaTKO5 (12)8 Oct 2016 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaRetained interim WBO Africa featherweight title
17Win17–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Mohammed MatumlaKO4 (12)11 Jun 2016 Flag of Namibia.svg Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, NamibiaWon interim WBO Africa featherweight title
16Win16–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Nathaniel KamatiKO5 (12)3 Oct 2015 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaWon vacant WBA Pan African featherweight title
15Win15–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Issa NampepecheTKO7 (12)25 Apr 2015 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaWon vacant IBF Continental Africa featherweight title
14Win14–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Koos MatshiyaKO4 (8)6 Dec 2014 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
13Win13–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Tommy NakashimbaTKO7 (10)26 Jul 2014 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaRetained Namibian featherweight titles
12Win12–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Immanuel AndelekiTKO1 (6), 1:3717 May 2014 Flag of Namibia.svg Omuthiya Park, Oshikoto, Namibia
11Win11–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Tekesha IlungaUD61 Mar 2014 Flag of Namibia.svg Olufuko Centre, Outapi, Namibia
10Win10–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Thembani HobyaniUD1011 Oct 2013 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
9Win9–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Emmanuel SimbeyeKO1 (6)7 Sep 2013 Flag of Namibia.svg Oshikango Shopping Centre, Oshikango, Namibia
8Win8–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Joseph KatendaRTD5 (10), 3:0011 May 2013 Flag of Namibia.svg Kuisebmond Community Hall, Walvis Bay, NamibiaWon interim Namibian featherweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Fidelis LupupaKO1 (6), 2:5920 Mar 2013 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
6Win6–0 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ndumiso TshabanguKO1 (4), 1:403 Nov 2012 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
5Win5–0 Flag of Namibia.svg David EgumboTKO2 (4)8 Sep 2012 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
4Win4–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Matheus JohannesPTS48 Jun 2012 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
3Win3–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Lazarus NamalamboUD420 Mar 2012 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
2Win2–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Erick KalengaKO3 (4)11 Jun 2011 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
1Win1–0 Flag of Namibia.svg Costa Nilo FransUD419 Mar 2011 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia

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