Everisto Mulenga (born 26 March 1999) is a Zambian amateur boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Games and later qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the African Qualification Tournament, both at featherweight.
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| Born | 26 March 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Zambian | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMulenga won a silver medal at the 2016 African Region V Youth U20 Games in Luanda, losing to Ricardo Malajika of South Africa in the finals.[2] He reached the quarterfinals of the bantamweight event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he won his first bout before suffering a loss to Mohammad Hussamuddin.[3] Mulenga won a featherweight bronze medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat.[4] He won three straight fights before losing to the eventual gold medalist Mohamed Hamout in the semifinals.[5]
Mulenga qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics with a first-place finish at the African Qualification Tournament, where he defeated veteran Nick Okoth in the final via unanimous decision.[6][7] At the Tokyo Olympics, he received a first-round bye in the featherweight bracket.[8] Mulenga began his first bout against Ceiber Ávila by opening a cut above his opponent's eye in the first round, but he ultimately lost the fight by split decision.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Commonwealth Games athlete profile
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (14 December 2016). "Gymnasts and boxers grab Games gold". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018: Boxing – Men's 56kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ O’Kane, Patrick (6 September 2019). "National Olympic Committee of Zambia President praises African Games medallists". Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Jeux Africains - Rabat 2019 Results" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Phiri, Chris (27 February 2020). "Three Zambian Boxers Storm Tokyo Olympics". Zambia Reports. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Isaboke, Alex (29 February 2020). "Olympics Bound Okoth Bags Silver In Boxing Qualifiers". Capital FM Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Chipepo, Elias (23 July 2021). "Mulenga gets bye at Olympics". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Kunda, Robinson (29 July 2021). "Chinyemba only boxer remaining after Mulenga loss". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Épico: Céiber Ávila derrotó a Mulenga y pasó a cuartos de final en boxeo". Infobae (in Spanish). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
