Justin Juuko

Justin "The Destroyer" Juuko (born 26 December 1972 in Masaka) is a Ugandan amateur light flyweight and professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who as an amateur won the gold medal at light flyweight in the Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and as a professional won the World Boxing Council (WBC) International super featherweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX super featherweight title, African Boxing Union (ABU) light welterweight title, North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super featherweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the interim World Boxing Association (WBA) World super featherweight title against Antonio Hernandez, World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., International Boxing Association (IBA) super featherweight title against Diego Corrales, World Boxing Union (WBU) super featherweight title against Michael Gomez, International Boxing Association (IBA) lightweight title against Rustam Nugaev, Global Boxing Union (GBU) light welterweight title against Gábor Vető, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 pounds (57 kg), i.e. featherweight to 143 pounds (65 kg), i.e. welterweight.[1]

Justin Juuko
Statistics
Real nameJustin Juuko
Nickname(s)The Destroyer
Weight(s)Featherweight
Super featherweight
Lightweight
Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 12 in (1.71 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityUgandan
Born (1972-09-21) 21 September 1972
Masaka, Uganda
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins45
Wins by KO30
Losses12
Draws1
No contests0

References

  1. "Justin Juuko statistics". BoxRec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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