Sulaiman Segawa | |
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Born | Kampala, Uganda | 22 May 1991
Other names | The Ruler |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 24 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 6 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Segawa Sulaiman (commonly known as The RULER) (born May 22, 1991) is a Ugandan born-American based professional boxer. [1] He has southpaw style of fighting. [2] He made his professional debut on 21 April 2013 at the age of 21. [3] [4]
As of October 2, he is ranked 45 out of 1547 best pro-boxer in the world according to BoxRec. Segawa holds the 2023 WBC SILVER/NABF USA TITLE, 2019 National Boxing Association Intercontinental Champion title. In 2016 Sulaiman was part of the Ugandan olympic selection that prepared at the Eindhoven Box Cup for the Rio '16 Olympic games. Sulaiman won a silver medal on the Eindhoven Box Cup, however non of the boxers of the selection returned to Uganda. While in the Netherlands he adopted a Dutch style approach of kickboxing. [5] [6]
He was born on 22 May 1991 in Kampala, Uganda. [7] In 2014, Segawa was recruited by UK-based Atlantic Entertainment. He had over 240 amateur fights. [8]
His professional career began on 21 April 2013, when he won four round bouts fighting with Armstrong Mwanje. The fight was held at Sabrina`s Pub in Kampala. [9] [10] From 2015 to 2017, Segawa was based in Team Holzken, Helmond with coach Sjef Weber and legend Nieky Holzken in the Netherlands training and fighting kickboxing. [7] While in Netherlands, he made a winning debut against Dijbby Diagne, the fight took place at Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal on 14th January 2017. In 2018, Segawa transferred to USA. [5]
24 fights | 17 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 6 | 1 |
By decision | 11 | 4 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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24 | Loss | 17–5–1 (1) | Bruce Carrington | MD | 10 | 27 Sep 2024 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBC Silver featherweight title |
23 | Win | 17–4–1 (1) | Ruben Villa | UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2024 | Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC Silver featherweight title |
22 | Loss | 16–4–1 (1) | Mirco Cuello | UD | 8 | 30 Mar 2024 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 16–3–1 (1) | Prince Octopus Dzanie | UD | 10 | 30 Sep 2023 | Patapsco Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Retained WBC USA featherweight title |
20 | Win | 15–3–1 (1) | Misael López | TKO | 10 (10), 2:26 | 6 May 2023 | Entertainment and Sport Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Won vacant WBC USA featherweight title |
19 | Win | 14–3–1 (1) | Ernesto Guerrero | KO | 4 (8), 0:57 | 19 Nov 2022 | Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
18 | NC | 13–3–1 (1) | Cobia Breedy | NC | 1 (10), 3:00 | 29 Oct 2021 | Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | For vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title |
17 | Loss | 13–3–1 | Jamaine Ortiz | KO | 7 (8), 2:50 | 28 Nov 2020 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant WBC USA Silver lightweight title |
16 | Draw | 13–2–1 | Zhora Hamazaryan | SD | 8 | 31 Jan 2020 | Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 13–2 | Elijah Pierce | MD | 8 | 28 Sep 2019 | Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Won WBC Silver featherweight title |
14 | Win | 12–2 | Gadwin Rosa | UD | 8 | 26 Apr 2019 | The Met, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
13 | Loss | 11–2 | Abraham Nova | UD | 10 | 18 Nov 2018 | Royale Nightclub, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For vacant NABF super-featherweight title |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Hectór López Jr. | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 10 Aug 2018 | Red Rock Casino Resort, Summerlin South, Nevada, U.S. | |
11 | Loss | 10–1 | William Foster III | UD | 8 | 28 Apr 2018 | Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S. | For vacant NABF Junior super-featherweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Alejandro Salinas | UD | 8 | 24 Mar 2108 | St. Lucy Hall, Campbell, Ohio, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Brian Gallegos | SD | 6 | 17 Feb 2018 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Bilal Messoudi | PTS | 4 | 1 Apr 2017 | Sportschool Golden Glory, Helmond, Netherlands | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Dijbby Diagne | PTS | 6 | 14 Jan 2017 | Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal, Netherlands | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Hakim Waibale | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2015 | Kampala Hilton Hotel, Kampala, Uganda | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Mwinyi Mzengela | KO | 2 (6) | 29 Aug 2015 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Ali Kasango | UD | 10 | 2 May 2015 | Sabrina's Pub, Kampala, Uganda | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Herve Zongo | TKO | 6 (8) | 1 Nov 2013 | Little Flowers Arena, Kamapla, Uganda | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Joshua Mbogo | TKO | 2 (6) | 7 Jul 2013 | MTN Arena Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Armstrong Mwanje | UD | 6 | 21 Apr 2013 | Sabrina's Pub, Kampala, Uganda |
Currently, Segawa is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA where he doubles as a fighter and a Personal trainer at Urban Boxing DC. [5] [9]
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