Sam ("Rocky") Rukundo (born May 18, 1980 in Kampala) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the lightweight (– 60 kg) division by Russia's Murat Khrachev.

Sam Rukundo
Born
Sam Rukundo

(1980-05-18) May 18, 1980 (age 44)
Kampala, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Other namesRocky
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins15
Wins by KO6
Losses4
Draws1
Website[Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20060810081549/http://www.samrocky.com/)

Rukundo qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana. In the final he was defeated by Mauritius' Michael Medor.

After representing his native country at the Athens Olympics, Rukundo decided to turn pro, under the training of James Cook, and under the management of Mickey Helliet. He made his debut on the September 4 the same year, and moved to Sweden to improve as a professional fighter.

He has been African lightweight champion.

Professional boxing record

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20 fights 15 wins 4 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 9 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 15–4–1   Viktor Postol MD 10 13 Mar 2011   Sport Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
19 Loss 15–3–1   Yvan Mendy UD 12 10 Dec 2010   Salle Leo Lagrange, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France For WBF Intercontinental super lightweight title
18 Loss 15–2–1   Valentyn Kuts SD 12 21 May 2010   Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kyiv, Ukraine
17 Loss 15–1–1   Gary Buckland UD 12 19 Feb 2010   Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
16 Win 15–0–1   Jimmy Briggs PTS 4 25 Sep 2009   Colosseum, Watford, England
15 Win 14–0–1   Sergejs Savrinovics PTS 6 19 Jun 2009   Sonderbro Kulturhus, Horsens, Denmark
14 Win 13–0–1   Peter Oluoch KO 8 (10) 10 Jan 2009   Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda
13 Win 12–0–1   Alexander Saltykov RTD 4 (8), 3:00 9 Feb 2008   Mediecentret, Aabybro, Denmark
12 Win 11–0–1   Robert Osiobe UD 12 24 Nov 2007   Nellerupgaard Hallen, Gilleleje, Denmark Won vacant African lightweight and UBO super lightweight titles
11 Win 10–0–1   Araik Sachbazjan UD 4 18 Aug 2007   Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
10 Draw 9–0–1   Robert Osiobe MD 4 31 Mar 2007   Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
9 Win 9–0   Stuart Green PTS 6 1 Feb 2007   Hotel Café Royal, London, England
8 Win 8–0   Gheorghe Ghiompirica KO 2 (8) 8 Sep 2006   Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
7 Win 7–0   Silence Saheed PTS 10 2 Feb 2006   New Connaught Rooms, London, England
6 Win 6–0   Haroon Din TKO 3 (4), 2:53 17 Nov 2005   Hotel Café Royal Mayfair, London, England
5 Win 5–0   Bela Sandor PTS 6 14 Oct 2005   Gymnasiehallen, Struer, Denmark
4 Win 4–0   John Paul Ryan TKO 4 (6), 1:07 26 May 2005   Hotel Café Royal, London, England
3 Win 3–0   Billy Smith TKO 3 (6), 1:31 23 Mar 2005   Equinox Nightclub, London, England
2 Win 2–0   Chris Long PTS 4 27 Jan 2005   Hotel Café Royal, London, England
1 Win 1–0   Henry Janes PTS 6 4 Nov 2004   Hotel Café Royal, London, England
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