Patrick Kinigamazi
- Super-featherweight
- Lightweight
Patrick Kinigamazi (born 2 March 1983) is a Rwandan former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2020. He held the African lightweight title in 2016 and the WBF super featherweight title from 2017 to 2020.
Early life
Kinigamazi was born on 2 March 1983 in Gisenyi, Rwanda, and moved to Switzerland in at the age of fifteen to join family in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.[2][3] After beginning in combat sports when he was seventeen, he followed his brother into a boxing ring and joined Club pugilistique de Carouge (CP Carouge).[3]
During his early years as a pro boxer he also competed in kickboxing, winning two World and four European titles.[4] On 2 May 2010, he won the WKN full-contact world featherweight title from Gary Hamilton, ending his seven-year reign as champion.[5] Kinigamazi later called it his toughest fight.[4]
Kinigamazi also played basketball with Bernex Geneve Basket.[3]
Professional career
Kinigamazi made his professional boxing debut on 29 June 2006, defeating Rocco Cipriano by fifth-round technical knockout in Carouge.[2] He won his first title in his seventh fight, a split decision victory over Martino Ciano for the vacant Swiss lightweight title.[2] After a streak of 16 wins to start his pro career he lost his first bout in 2011 to future European super featherweight champion Guillaume Frenois.[4] A year later he suffered his second defeat at the hands of another Frenchman, Sebastien Cornu.[2]
On 18 November 2016, more than nine years after his last championship fight, he beat Spanish-based Congolese fighter Clark Telamanou for the vacant African lightweight title via majority decision with the scorecards reading 96–94, 96–94 and 95–95.[6] Two fights later, on 9 June 2017, a 34-year-old Kinigamazi defeated Juan José Farias unanimously (117–106, 116–107, 116–107) to win vacant WBF super featherweight title.[7][8] He had four successful defenses against young contenders before he faced veteran South African Bongani Mahlangu in Geneva in his fifth defense, defeating the 2004 Olympian by majority decision on 12 December 2019.[9][10] He was also named 2017 Fighter of the Year at the WBF Awards.[11]
Kinigamazi was scheduled to fight Michael Magnesi on 6 November 2020 for the vacant IBO super featherweight title, but it had to be postponed after he tested positive for COVID-19.[12] Three weeks later, Kinigamazi was stopped for the first time in his career. Magnesi knocked him down in the third round and again in the fifth to seal the victory.[13] Kinigamazi confirmed that this was his last fight.[14]
Kinigamazi had previously served as a promoter during his career, and continued in the role after his retirement.[3] On 24 June 2021, he organized an event at the Salle Palladium in Geneva which featured the pro debut of Bryan Fanga, a Swiss prospect of Cameroonian origin who was seen by many as Kinigamazi's successor.[15] It featured both pro and amateur bouts and was the first boxing event held in Switzerland in over a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
Professional boxing record
35 fights | 32 wins | 3 losses |
---|---|---|
By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By decision | 27 | 2 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Loss | 32–3 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (12) | 27 Nov 2020 | ![]() | For vacant IBO super featherweight title |
34 | Win | 32–2 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 12 Dec 2019 | ![]() | Retained WBF super featherweight title |
33 | Win | 31–2 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | ![]() | Retained WBF super featherweight title |
32 | Win | 30–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 13 Dec 2018 | ![]() | Retained WBF super featherweight title |
31 | Win | 29–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 1 Jun 2018 | ![]() | Retained WBF super featherweight title |
30 | Win | 28–2 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (12) | 24 Nov 2017 | ![]() | Retained WBF super featherweight title |
29 | Win | 27–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 9 Jun 2017 | ![]() | Won vacant WBF super featherweight title |
28 | Win | 26–2 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 18 Feb 2017 | ![]() | |
27 | Win | 25–2 | ![]() | MD | 10 | 18 Nov 2016 | ![]() | Won vacant African lightweight title |
26 | Win | 24–2 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 22 Apr 2016 | ![]() | |
25 | Win | 23–2 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 3 Jul 2015 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 22–2 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 21 Nov 2014 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 21–2 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 1 Nov 2014 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 20–2 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 25 May 2013 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 15 Feb 2013 | ![]() | |
20 | Loss | 18–2 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 1 Dec 2012 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (6), 1:22 | 6 Oct 2012 | ![]() | |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 10 Feb 2012 | ![]() | |
17 | Loss | 16–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 2011 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | DQ | 6 (8), 2:20 | 7 May 2011 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 6 Nov 2010 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 3 Jun 2010 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 27 Nov 2009 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 13 Nov 2009 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 14 Feb 2009 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (8), 1:40 | 1 Jun 2008 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 8 Feb 2008 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 15 Nov 2007 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | SD | 10 | 30 Sep 2007 | ![]() | Won vacant Swiss lightweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 15 Mar 2007 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 2 Mar 2007 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 16 Feb 2007 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 26 Oct 2006 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 16 Sep 2006 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (6), 2:25 | 29 Jun 2006 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Patrick Kinigamazi". BoxRec.
- ^ a b c d e Rossini, Federico (24 November 2020). "Boxe, chi è Patrick Kinigamazi: l'avversario di Michael Magnesi sulla strada della cintura mondiale". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Wullschleger, Jacques (10 May 2016). "Patrick Kinigamazi, champion de boxe". Coopération (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Calcio, Jean-Antoine (16 November 2016). "Patrick Kinigamazi, ce guerrier caché". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Results From Geneva - Hamilton Fight Video added". prokick.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Calcio, Jean-Antoine (20 November 2011). "Patrick Kinigamazi: «Je suis prêt pour viser plus haut»". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Baum, Clive (10 June 2017). "Kinigamazi Outgrits Farias To Become WBF World Champion". World Boxing Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Le titre mondial WBF pour Patrick Kinigamazi". La Liberté (in French). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Kinigamazi va remonter sur le ring". Le Matin (in French). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Ron (13 December 2019). "Mahlangu loses in bid for WBF belt". Fight News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Boxing Federation Awards (Part 3 of 3)". World Boxing Federation. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Bornand, Pascal (4 November 2020). "Patrick Kinigamazi est prêt à repartir au combat". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Michael Magnesi wins vacant IBO super featherweight title". WorldBoxingNews.net. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Bornand, Pascal (28 November 2020). "Kinigamazi: «Il est temps pour moi de raccrocher les gants»". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Maillard, Christian (25 June 2021). "Bryan Fanga justifie les espoirs placés en lui". TdG (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Grabet, Laurent (25 May 2021). "La boxe genevoise se relève". GHI (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Patrick Kinigamazi from BoxRec (registration required)