Obed Mbwakongo
Obed Mbwakongo (* 1988 ) is an English boxer .
Career
Obed Mbwakongo started boxing at the age of 10. He became a member of the Lynn AC Boxing Club London . He is trained there by Samm Mullins. While preparing for important competitions, he often trains at the British Boxing Federation's performance center in Sheffield . If he has time he can still earn some money as a taxi driver in London. His brother Christopher, who is six years younger than him, is also a boxer.
As a junior, Obed Mbwakongo was very successful. It started back in 2005 when he took 3rd place at the Junior World Championships (Cadets) in the weight class up to 80 kg, losing on points (20:29) in the semifinals against Cuban Noel Hernandez. In 2006 he was also third at the European Junior Championships in Rome in the light heavyweight division and took the same place at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Agadir . At the Junior Championship of the European Union in 2007 in Warsaw he reached the light heavyweight final, in which he lost on points against Melihsah Sarica from Turkey (12:18). At the European Junior Championships 2007 in Sombor / Serbia , however, he was eliminated in the round of 16 by a point defeat against Melihsah Sarica and only came in 9th place.
In 2007 Obed Mbwakongo was already used at the 5th Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool for the seniors and came there in the light heavyweight division after a victory over Glenn Hunter from Australia and a defeat against Goodwin Amos Mwakapala from Tanzania on the 3rd place.
At the European Championships in Liverpool in 2008 he defeated Eemeli Katajisto from Finland in the light heavyweight division on points (7: 3), but lost in the quarter-finals against Sergej Kornejew from Belarus and thus narrowly missed the medal ranks with 5th place. At the Championships of the European Union in Odense / Denmark he reached the final with victories over Krzysztof Sadlori from Poland and Hrvoje Sep from Croatia , in which he suffered a bitter knockout defeat against Imre Szellő from Hungary in the second round.
Obed Mbwakongo had no luck at the next international championships either, as he always lost in the quarter-finals and narrowly missed the medals. First he felt at the 6th Commonwealth Championships 2010 in New Delhi, where he lost to Leonard Odilo Machichi from Tanzania on points (1: 4), then he was eliminated at the European Championships 2010 in Moscow after victories over Kennedy Katende , Sweden and Onder Ezgül, Turkey against Abdelkader Bouhenia from France and finally he lost at the 19th Commonwealth Games in 2010 in New Delhi after defeating the Indian world class boxer Dinesh Kumar by losing points to Callum Johnson from Scotland . He finished 5th in all three competitions.
At the 2011 European Championships in Ankara , he lost again in the round of 16 against Imre Szello and only came in 9th place.
Despite these defeats, which he suffered mainly in 2010 and 2011, Obed Mbwakongo is considered Great Britain's great hope for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the light heavyweight division.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 2005 | 3. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) | up to 80 kg | after winning points over Rustam Shalimov, Azerbaijan (18:14) and Igor Manguschew, Kazakhstan (37:13) and a point defeat against Noel Hernandez, Cuba (20:29) |
| 2006 | 1. | 6. Intern. Junior tournament in Mostar | Semi-difficult | after a point victory over Marpreet Singh, India (8: 4) |
| 2006 | 3. | Junior European Championship in Rome | Semi-difficult | after a point defeat against Gianluca Galli, Italy (23:29) |
| 2006 | 3. | Junior World Championships in Agadir | Semi-difficult | after demolition wins in the 1st round over Ibrahim al-Mutawa, Kuwait and in the 2nd round over Zsolt Dudas, Hungary , a point win over Melihsah Sarica, Turkey (30:21) a demolition defeat against Iles Jandijew, Russia |
| 2007 | 2. | European Union Junior Championship in Warsaw | Semi-difficult | after a point victory over Ionut Bodilau, Romania (24:13) and a point defeat against Melihsah Sarica (12:18) |
| 2007 | 9. | Junior European Championship in Sombor / Serbia | Semi-difficult | after a point win over Darius Scesnovic, Lithuania (21: 5) and a point defeat against Melihsah Sarica (4:15) |
| 2007 | 3. | 5th Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool | Semi-difficult | after a points win over Glenn Hunter, Canada (22: 8) and a knockout loss in the 1st round against Goodwin Amos Mwakapala, Tanzania |
| 2007 | 1. | Golden Gong Tournament in Skopje | Semi-difficult | after a point win over Doru Livadura, Romania (23: 4) |
| 2008 | 2. | Intern. Tournament in Sheffield | Semi-difficult | after winning points over Yerkabulan Schinalijew , Kazakhstan (14:13) and losing points to Abdelkader Bouhenia , France (15:21) |
| 2008 | 2. | 29th Tammer tournament in Tampere | Semi-difficult | after winning points over Jussi Jurvanen, Finland (16: 2) and Ahmad al-Taimat, Jordan (14: 0) and a point defeat against Babacar Kamara , Sweden (4:10) |
| 2008 | 5. | EM in Liverpool | Semi-difficult | after a point victory over Eemeli Katajisto , Finland (7: 3) and a point defeat against Sergej Kornejew, Belarus (6:13) |
| 2009 | 2. | Championship of the European Union in Odense / Denmark | Semi-difficult | after demolition wins in the 1st round over Krysztof Sadlori, Poland and in the 3rd round over Hrvoje Sep , Croatia and a knockout loss in the 2nd round against Imre Szellő , Hungary |
| 2010 | 3. | 54th Bocskai Memorial in Debrecen | Semi-difficult | after a point win over Andras Engi, Hungary (8: 0) and a point defeat against Jose Larduet , Cuba (3: 8) |
| 2010 | 5. | 6th Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi | Semi-difficult | after a point defeat against Leonard Odilo Machichi, Tanzania (1: 4) |
| 2010 | 5. | EM in Moscow | Semi-difficult | after winning points over Kennedy Katende , Sweden (6: 3) and Onder Özgul, Turkey (7: 0) and a point defeat against Abdelkader Bouhenia (9:11) |
| 2010 | 5. | 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi | Semi-difficult | after a point win over Dinesh Kumar , India (9: 8) and a point defeat against Callum Johnson , Scotland (2:16) |
| 2010 | 1. | 1st Great Britain Championships in Manchester | Semi-difficult | after winning points over Lawrence Osueke, England 814: 7) and abandoned victory in the 1st round over Sean Finney, Scotland |
| 2011 | 5. | 55th Bocskai Memorial in Debrecen | Semi-difficult | after winning points over Haitham Shihada, Israel (10: 2) and losing points to Nikita Jurjewitsch Ivanov , Russia (3:11) |
| 2011 | 3. | Gee Bee Tournament in Helsinki | Semi-difficult | after losing points to Damian Hooper , Australia (8:11) |
| 2011 | 9. | EM in Ankara | Semi-difficult | after losing the second round against Imre Szello |
English championships
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 2007 | 1. | Semi-difficult | after winning points in the final over Joseph Aincough (17: 9) |
| 2009 | 1. | Semi-difficult | after winning points in the final over Lawrence Osueke (8: 3) |
International battles
| year | place | encounter | Weight class | Result |
| 2007 | London | England versus USA | Semi-difficult | Points victory over Siju Shabazz |
| 2008 | Gyöngyös | Hungary versus England | Semi-difficult | Point defeat against Imre Szellő |
| 2008 | Hajdúszoboszló | Hungary versus England | Semi-difficult | Point defeat against Imre Szellő |
| 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden versus England | Semi-difficult | Point defeat against Kennedy Katende |
| 2010 | Cardiff | Great Britain against "Rest of the World" | Semi-difficult | Point defeat to Meng Fanlong , China (3:10) |
| 2011 | Frankfurt (Oder) | Germany versus England (Round Robin) | Semi-difficult | Point defeat against Enrico Kölling (7:11) |
| 2011 | Schwedt / Oder | Ireland versus Great Britain (Round Robin) | Semi-difficult | Knockout loss in the first round against Kenneth Egan |
| 2011 | Chemnitz | Germany versus Great Britain | Semi-difficult | Point defeat against Tyron witness (11:18) |
Explanations
- WM = World Championship , EM = European Championship
- Lightweight : weight class up to 81 kg body weight
swell
- Box Sport magazine ( website )
- amateur-boxing.strefa.pl (engl.)
- www.abae.co.uk (English, English boxing association)
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mbwakongo, Obed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1988 |