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Ayub Kalule Record

46-4
Total Fights50
Wins46
Losses4
Draws0
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses4
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins23
KO Losses4
Ayub Kalule Record & Stats
Ayub Kalule's Record
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      What is Ayub Kalule's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and nine months, Ayub Kalule fought 50 times with 46 wins and 4 losses.

      Kalule retired from professional boxing with a record of 46-4, which included two super-welterweight world-title wins and four successful title defense fights. He had a 46% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 23 of his total 50 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Kalule suffered four knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 10th round TKO defeat to Herol Graham on February 5, 1986.

      Some of Kalule's best fights and notable victories include wins over Masashi Kudo, Emiliano Villa, Bushy Bester, Marijan Benes, Jimmy Price, Wayne Caplette, and Mauro Fernandez.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      50Feb 5, 198632Herol GrahamLossTKO10
      49Dec 19, 198531Sumbu KalambayWinSD
      48Jun 20, 198531Pierre JolyWinTKO8
      47Mar 9, 198531Mauro FernandezWinTKO4
      46Nov 9, 198430Lindell HolmesWinPTS
      45Oct 5, 198430Wayne CapletteWinTKO3
      44Apr 25, 198430Jimmy PriceWinTKO1
      43Nov 13, 198228Mike McCallumLossRTD7
      42Jul 17, 198228Davey MooreLoss *TKO10
      41Apr 30, 198228Oscar AlbaradoWinTKO2
      40Feb 26, 198228Jacques ChinonWinPTS
      39Nov 13, 198127O'Dell LeonardWinPTS
      38Oct 9, 198127Andoni AmanaWinPTS
      37Jun 25, 198127Sugar Ray LeonardLoss *TKO9
      36Mar 5, 198127Pat HallacyWinPTS
      35Sep 6, 198026Bushy BesterWin *UD
      34Jun 12, 198026Marijan BenesWin *UD
      33Apr 17, 198026Emiliano VillaWin *RTD11
      32Dec 6, 197925Steve GregoryWin *UD
      31Oct 24, 197925Masashi KudoWin *UD
      30Sep 6, 197925David LoveWinPTS
      29Jun 28, 197925Ray HammondWinPTS
      28May 24, 197925Obdulio Rogelio ZarzaWinPTS
      27Mar 15, 197925Monty BethamWinTKO4
      26Feb 15, 197925Ho JooWinKO2
      25Dec 7, 197824Kevin FinneganWinUD
      24Nov 9, 197824Sugar Ray SealesWinMD
      23Sep 14, 197824Reggie FordWinKO5
      22Aug 10, 197824Milton OwensWinTKO6
      21May 25, 197824Al KorovouWinTKO14
      20Apr 27, 197824Idrissa KonateWinTKO7
      19Mar 16, 197824Tsutomu HagusaWinTKO3
      18Mar 2, 197824Johnny BaldwinWinPTS
      17Feb 9, 197824Jose HernandezWinTKO5
      16Jan 26, 197824Rennie PinderWinPTS
      15Jan 5, 197823Bonifacio AvilaWinTKO4
      14Dec 8, 197723Ralph PalladinWinPTS
      13Nov 3, 197723Miguel CastelliniWinTKO3
      12Oct 6, 197723Alvin AndersonWinTKO9
      11Sep 8, 197723Rudy RoblesWinPTS
      10Jun 2, 197723Elisha ObedWinPTS
      9Apr 28, 197723Jose Luis DuranWinTKO7
      8Mar 31, 197723Arnoldo OlivaresWinTKO6
      7Feb 24, 197723Mimoun MohatarWinPTS
      6Jan 20, 197723Damiano LassandroWinTKO3
      5Dec 9, 197622Larry PaulWinKO2
      4Nov 19, 197622Gualberto FernandezWinKO1
      3Oct 9, 197622Trevor FrancisWinPTS
      2Jun 3, 197622Wayne BennettWinKO5
      1Apr 8, 197622Kurt HombachWinPTS

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Ayub Kalule is a 70-year old retired Ugandan professional boxer. He was born in Kampala, Uganda on January 6, 1954. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 1976 to 1986.

      Kalule made his professional boxing debut against Kurt Hombach at the age of 22 on April 8, 1976, defeating Hombach via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 35 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 18 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on October 24, 1979 after 30 professional fights, against Masashi Kudo for the super-welterweight WBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Kudo via 15 round unanimous decision to become the super-welterweight champion of the world.

      Kalule has won two world titles at super-welterweight. For all the details about Kalule's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Kalule had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against British boxer Herol Graham on February 5, 1986. Kalule lost the fight via 10th round TKO. It's been 38 years, 2 months, and 15 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Kalule had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and four successful title defenses. He won five of these fights and lost two.

      Title Wins

      Ayub Kalule fought for super-welterweight world titles in two fights and won once. In total, he won two super-welterweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Oct 24, 1979Masashi KudoSuper-welterweightWBA, The RingUD

      Title Defenses

      Ayub Kalule had five super-welterweight world-title defense fights. He won four of them and lost once.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Sep 6, 1980Bushy BesterSuper-welterweightWBA, The RingUD
      Jun 12, 1980Marijan BenesSuper-welterweightWBA, The RingUD
      Apr 17, 1980Emiliano VillaSuper-welterweightWBA, The RingRTD
      Dec 6, 1979Steve GregorySuper-welterweightWBA, The RingUD

      Title Losses

      Ayub Kalule lost one world-title defense fight, and lost two titles in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Jun 25, 1981Sugar Ray LeonardSuper-welterweightWBA, The RingTKO

      Highlights

      Although Kalule had a total of 50 fights, this fight against Masashi Kudo is the sole highlight of his career.

      • October 24, 1979: Kalule wins his first world titles by defeating Masashi Kudo via 15 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBA and The Ring super-welterweight world champion.

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