Jackson Asiku
Jackson Asiku | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1978 Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan/Australian |
| Other names | Action |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | flyweight, and feather/super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 26 (KO 14) |
| Losses | 5 (KO 1) |
Jackson "Action" Asiku (*21 October 1978) is a Ugandan-Australian amateur flyweight and professional feather/super featherweight boxer.[1]
Career
As an amateur, Asiku represented Uganda at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and won a bronze medal,[2] losing to eventual gold medal winner Richard Sunee of Mauritius. In 1999, he won a bronze medal at flyweight in Boxing at the All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, losing to eventual silver medal winner Nacer Keddam of Algeria. In 2000, he took part, in the Summer Olympics in Sydney,[3] Australia, losing to Arlan Lerio of the Philippines. During his amateur time, Asiku boxed in flyweight.
As a professional, Asiku won the Australian featherweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific featherweight title, African Boxing Union (ABU) featherweight title, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Australasian featherweight title,[4] International Boxing Organization (IBO) featherweight title,[5] and Commonwealth featherweight title,[6] and was a challenger for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Pan Pacific featherweight title against Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym. His professional fighting weight varied from 123+1⁄2 lb (56.0 kg; 8 st 11.5 lb), i.e. featherweight to 129+3⁄4 lb (58.9 kg; 9 st 3.8 lb), i.e. super featherweight.
References
- ^ "Jackson Asiku boxer". www.fightsrec.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Jackson Asiku | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Jackson ASIKU - Olympic Boxing | Uganda". International Olympic Committee. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Mugalu, Moses (5 November 2009). "Victory within Jackson Asiku's grasp". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ https://archives.visiongroup.co.ug/vision/NewVisionaApi/v1/uploads/NV040910pg41.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Asiku to Defend Boxing Title in London". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Jackson Asiku from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Jackson Asiku
- Image - Jackson Asiku
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