Shadir Musa Bwogi

Shadir Musa Bwogi (born 25 October 1996) is a Ugandan boxer and current captain of the Bombers, Uganda's national boxing team.[1][2] He competes in the welterweight division and is a southpaw.[3] He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Shadir Musa Bwogi
Statistics
Weight(s)
NationalityUgandan
Born (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996
Naguru, Kampala, Uganda
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Wins2
Wins by KO2
Losses0
Draws0

Background and education

Bwogi was born in Naguru to Musa Kimera, a former boxer, and Jamirah Mbabazi Ayikoru.[5]

Boxing career

Bwogi stated that he started boxing in 2009 when he joined the East Coast Boxing Club under his father's guidance, where he trained under Hassan Waswa Kalili and Hussain Kato Kalili.[5][6] His maiden national team appearance was in 2014 in the light welterweight division, where he represented Uganda in Tanzania's Nyerere Cup.[5]

Bwogi has since represented Uganda at the 2017 African Championships in Congo-Brazzaville where he lost in the preliminaries to Namibia's Jonas Junias.[7] He was part of the Ugandan squad at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco where he was defeated by Zimbabwe's Silungwe Nkungu.[8][9]

Locally, he belongs to and represents Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Boxing Club and is coached by Vincent Byarugaba, a former national coach.[6] Bwogi is also the winner of the inaugural edition of the Shadow Boxing Challenge organized by the Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF).[10]

Commonwealth Games

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, he defeated Merven Clair of Mauritius to qualify for the men's 69 kg quarterfinals and then lost to England's Pat McCormack.[11][12]

Ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, he was a baton bearer for the Queen's Baton Relay, which came to his nation in November 2021.[13]

Olympic Games

In February 2020, Bwogi qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after defeating Ghana's Jesse Lartey in the welterweight box-off on the last day of the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament that were held in Diamniadio, Senegal. At the Games, he lost 3–1 to Eskerkhan Madiev of Georgia.

See also

References
  1. Isabirye, David (14 February 2020). "Minister Obua urges Ugandan boxers to fight for the available Olympics slots". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "Shadiri Bwogi". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021. Shadir Musa Bwogi
  3. "Money woes: Bombers uncertain as last Olympics window draws". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. "Boxing: Men's Welter (63-69kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "Who is Shadir Musa Bwogi; Bombers Captain who bagged Uganda's Tokyo 2020 Olympics slot?". Watchdog Uganda. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. Bakama, James (18 March 2020). "BIG INTERVIEW: Shadir Bwogi eyeing glory at Olympics". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. "Captain Shadir faces African silver medallist". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. "Boxing: UBF names squad for All African games". PML Daily. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. "Uganda's All Africa games campaign suffers boxing setback - Sports | NTV". www.ntv.co.ug. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. Isabirye, David (2 July 2020). "Bwogi wins inaugural UBF Shadow Boxing Challenge". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Musa BWOGI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. "Commonwealth boxing: Uganda's Simbwa joins Bwogi in quarterfinals". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. "Queen's Baton Relay: Uganda". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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