{"id":14737,"date":"2021-07-27T14:36:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=14737"},"modified":"2021-07-27T12:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:55:46","slug":"uganda-out-as-bombers-olympic-dream-shattered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/uganda-out-as-bombers-olympic-dream-shattered","title":{"rendered":"Uganda out as Bombers\u2019 Olympic dream shattered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda Tuesday marked another forgettable Olympic edition in boxing after all the three Bombers were confirmed as eliminated after each lost on their debut.<\/p>\n<p>Bombers captain and Team Uganda\u2019s flag bearer, Musa Shadir Bwogi is the latest victim after losing his Round of 16 welterweight bout 3-1 to Georgia&#8217;s Eskerkhan Madiev.<\/p>\n<p>It was Shadir\u2019s first fight since he won the olypic ticket in February 2020 and even though Judge One gave him 29-28 and Judge Two scored it 28-28, Shadir\u2019s inactivity in 17 months was evident in a fight where he looked on the receiving end against a very match-fit opponent.<\/p>\n<p>And you cannot fault the three judges for scoring it 30-26 on aggregate for Madiev. The Georgian, now faces veteran Russian Andrei Zamkovoi, who defeated the exciting Zambian Stephen Zimba.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat means Shadir has followed teammate\u2019s David Ssemuju (middleweight) and flyweight Catherine Nanziri, who were eliminated in the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO: Uganda&#8217;s Shadiri Bwogi (red) &amp; Georgia&#8217;s Eskerkhan Madiev fight during their men&#8217;s WW(63-69kg) round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena on July 27, 2021. All of Uganda&#8217;s boxers in Tokyo have been eliminated.#MonitorUpdates ?AFP pic.twitter.com\/8ExHXqJwqz<\/p>\n<p>No Ugandan has won an Olympic bout since Sam Rukundo defeated Puerto Rico\u2019s Alexander de Jes\u00fas in the Round of 16 lightweight contest at Athens 2004.<\/p>\n<p><b>assemugabi@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Uganda Tuesday marked another forgettable Olympic edition in boxing after all the three Bombers were confirmed as eliminated after each lost on their debut. Bombers captain and Team Uganda\u2019s flag bearer, Musa Shadir Bwogi is the latest victim after losing his Round of 16 welterweight bout 3-1 to Georgia&#8217;s Eskerkhan Madiev. 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