Joseph Lubega
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Born | January 1, 1982 Namirembe, Kampala, Uganda | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Lubega (born January 1, 1982) is an Ugandan professional boxer. As an amateur, he participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.
Two years earlier Lubega won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the light heavyweight division. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event he lost to South African fighter Khostso Motau.
Professional career
Since turning pro Lubega has fought under the alias of "fabulous" Joey Vegas
He was formerly the British Masters Super Middleweight title holder.[1]
In 2008 Vegas challenged Gary 'JJ' Ojuederie for the Southern Area Light Heavyweight title.[2]
In 2009 Vegas held current British and former Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champ Dean Francis to a draw.[3]
Vegas is currently trained by John Vanner, and is managed by London promoter Michael Helliet [4]
Joseph Lubega has also won the World Boxing Council International light heavyweight title.
Lubega knocked out Kurt Sinette in the fourth round in Trinidad and Tobago’s city of Port of Spain to win the previously vacant title.
Not even the spirited home support for the Caribbean fighter could stop the Ugandan who stretched his record to 13(6kos)- 6-1.
Professional boxing record
42 fights | 21 wins | 18 losses |
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By knockout | 14 | 12 |
By decision | 7 | 6 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
42 | Loss | 21–18–3 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (10) 3:00 | 16 Sep 2019 | ![]() | |
41 | Loss | 21–17–3 | ![]() | KO | 1 (10) 1:02 | 22 Dec 2018 | ![]() | For vacant OPBF Silver cruiserweight title |
40 | Win | 21–16–2 | ![]() | RTD | 5 (12) 3:00 | 25 Aug 2018 | ![]() | |
39 | Loss | 20–16–3 | ![]() | KO | 1 (8) 0:30 | 30 Dec 2017 | ![]() | |
38 | Draw | 20–15–3 | ![]() | MD | 6 | 20 Oct 2017 | ![]() | |
37 | Loss | 20–15–2 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8) 2:00 | 25 May 2017 | ![]() | |
36 | Win | 20–14–2 | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) 2:54 | 23 Apr 2017 | ![]() | |
35 | Win | 19–14–2 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (6) | 5 Apr 2017 | ![]() | |
34 | Loss | 18–14–2 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) 2:22 | 10 Dec 2016 | ![]() | |
33 | Win | 18–13–2 | ![]() | KO | 2 (8) 2:01 | 17 Apr 2016 | ![]() | |
32 | Loss | 17–13–2 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (10) 0:36 | 5 Mar 2016 | ![]() | |
31 | Loss | 17–12–2 | ![]() | KO | 3 (8) 0:56 | 5 Dec 2015 | ![]() | |
30 | Loss | 17–11–2 | ![]() | KO | 4 (8) 1:10 | 22 May 2015 | ![]() | |
29 | Draw | 17–10–2 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 Feb 2015 | ![]() | |
28 | Loss | 17–10–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 28 Nov 2014 | ![]() | |
27 | Win | 17–9–1 | ![]() | KO | 7 (10) | 31 Aug 2014 | ![]() | |
26 | Loss | 16–9–1 | ![]() | TKO | 9 (10) 1:09 | 26 Jul 2014 | ![]() | For vacant WBC Baltic cruiserweight title |
25 | Loss | 16–8–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 4 Jun 2014 | ![]() | |
24 | Loss | 16–7–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (12) 2:56 | 1 Mar 2014 | ![]() | For vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 16–6–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 (12) 2:58 | 14 Jun 2013 | ![]() | Retained WBC International light heavyweight title |
22 | Win | 15–6–1 | ![]() | KO | 3 (10) 0:57 | 24 Feb 2013 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 14–6–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 (12) 2:31 | 2 Sep 2012 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 13–6–1 | ![]() | TKO | 11 (12) | 6 Apr 2012 | ![]() | Won African light-heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 12–6–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (10) 1:55 | 20 Oct 2011 | ![]() | |
18 | Loss | 11–6–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 28 Aug 2010 | ![]() | |
17 | Loss | 11–5–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (10) 2:31 | 20 Mar 2009 | ![]() | |
16 | Draw | 11–4–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 13 Feb 2009 | ![]() | |
15 | Loss | 11–4–0 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 5 Oct 2008 | ![]() | For BBBoC Southern Area light heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 11–3–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (10) 1:20 | 1 Aug 2008 | ![]() | |
13 | Loss | 10–3–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (6) 0:39 | 14 Nov 2007 | ![]() | |
12 | Loss | 10–2–0 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 2007 | ![]() | |
11 | Loss | 10–1–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 4 Oct 2007 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 18 Apr 2007 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) 0:47 | 13 Dec 2006 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 30 Nov 2006 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 12 Jul 2006 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 30 Mar 2006 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6) 1:23 | 17 Nov 2005 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 26 May 2005 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 26 Mar 2005 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 27 Jan 2005 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6) 1:58 | 4 Nov 2004 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Joey Vegas - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Ringside Boxing Report: Joey Vegas vs. JJ Ojuederie – Boxing News".
- ^ "British Boxing: Cleverly Wins, Francis Held to Draw in Swindon – Boxing News".
- ^ http://michaelhellietmanagement.com/Mhmboxers.aspx[permanent dead link]
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Lubega". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.