Tonton Semakala

Tonton Walombua Semakala (born 5 April 1975 in Kinshasa) is a professional boxer from Sweden, who was born in Zaire.[1] Nicknamed The New Swedish Hammer, Semakala's most notable performance as an amateur was winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There he was defeated in the semifinal of the light-welterweight division (– 63.5 kilograms) by Georgia's eventual silver medalist Paata Gvasalia. A year later he turned professional.

Tonton Semakala
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place Budapest 1997 Light Welterweight

References
  1. Box Rec: Tonton Semakala


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