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The inclusion of both pugilists had raised a lot of contention from the Uganda Boxing Federation to the extent that President Moses Muhangi resigned from his team manager role.
In a surprise twist, the Uganda Olympic Committee has dropped Shadir Musa Bwogi and David Ssemujju from the list of the boxers set to feature at the Olympic qualifiers.
The inclusion of both pugilists had raised a lot of contention from the Uganda Boxing Federation to the extent that President Moses Muhangi resigned from his team manager role.
In a letter dated 25th August 2023, UOC General Secretary Beatrice Ayikoru confirmed a six-man team en route to Dakar with Idris Mukiibi and Joshua Tukamuhebwa replacing the Bwogi and Ssemujju, respectively.
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09:50 - 24.08.2023
BOXING Shadir Musa Bwogi is relishing another shot at the Olympics
Bwogi, 26, was amidst protest from the Uganda Boxing Federation, included in the Bombers squad headed to Senegal for the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers.
Flyweight Shafik Mawanda, the 2022 Africa boxing championship bronze medallist Jonathan Kyobe, middleweight Yusuf Nkobeza, welterweight Isaac Zebra Ssenyange Jr. and Flyweight Grace Nankinga complete the list.
The qualifiers will take place from 9th – 15th September in Dakar, Senegal.
However, Bwogi, 26, who has just returned from Russia, where he was fighting at the IBF Champions night, losing to Uzbekistan's Odiljon Aslonov after five rounds, says the experience was worth it.
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09:25 - 24.08.2023
BOXING UBF president Moses Muhangi resigns as team manager amid row with UOC over selection criteria for Bombers’ Olympic qualifying squad
In a letter dated 23rd August to the Uganda Olympic Committee, the Uganda Boxing Federation president protested UOC’s inclusion of boxers Shadir Musa Bwogi and David Ssemujju, who he says didn’t go through the proper selection criteria to make the Bombers qualifiers team.
"My Russian experience was great; even though I lost, I gave everything and represented Uganda to the fullest; I aimed to show the world that boxing in Uganda exists," he told Pulse Sports.
"I want to encourage my fellow boxers to challenge themselves and take the sport worldwide."
The ABU African super middleweight champion has managed four professional fights, winning all of them.
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