Uganda is one of the countries that is blessed with lots of natural riches, minerals, and talent at large. In this day and age, talent has helped get several nations recognized on different major platforms.
Talents through music and sports that include Football, athletics, boxing, swimming, and basketball among many other sporting activities have really impacted people’s lives.
Today we unveil to you a new boxing ace Sulaiman “Hustlers Mind Set” Segawa.
Segawa is a Ugandan self-made professional boxer born and bred in Kampala, Uganda. He is a philanthropist, businessman, and investor known for building his personal brand.
Segawa Sulaiman (better known as The Technician) has a southpaw style of fighting. He made his professional debut on 21 April 2013 at the age of 21.
In September 2021, Segawa was ranked 99 out of 1547 best pro-boxer in the world according to BoxRec. Segawa holds the 2019 National Boxing Association Intercontinental Champion title.
During his stay in the Netherlands, he adopted a Dutch-style approach to kickboxing.
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Early career
He was born on 22 May 1991 in Kampala, Uganda. In 2014, Segawa was recruited by UK-based Atlantic Entertainment. He had over 240 amateur fights.
Professional career
Sulaiman Segawa started his professional career on 21st April 2013, when he won four round bouts fighting with Armstrong Mwanje. The fight was held at Sabrina`s Pub in Kampala.
From 2015 to 2017, Sulaiman was based in Team Holzken, Harleem in the Netherlands training and fighting kickboxing. While in the Netherlands, he made a winning debut against Djiby Diagne, the fight took place at Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal on 14th January 2017.
In 2018, Sulaiman was transferred to the USA. While his actual accomplishments as a kickboxer have been all based in the Diaspora, Sulaiman Segewa has been credited with popularizing the sport of boxing in Uganda and abroad (a discipline that previously generated minimal fan interest in Uganda) and has managed to build up a large fan following.
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In his debut fight against Armstrong Mwanje on April 21, 2013, where he won by unanimous decision (UD), he managed to attract the largest attendance as a young boxer and showcased his talent. This perhaps made his largest fan following both online and across the globe.
Today, Sulaiman has one of the largest online fan bases of anyone in both Uganda and the Diaspora. His fans have created various memes associated with him.
Sulaiman Segawa is known for his humorous personality and flamboyant showmanship, traits which have helped him to popularize the sport and helped him to gain a large fan following.
Born in Kampala, Uganda, on May 22, 1991, Sulaiman Segawa is arguably Uganda’s biggest boxing export to the USA.
Currently, Segawa is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA where he doubles as a fighter and a trainer at Urban Boxing DC
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