1. Sharif Bogere was born on October 8,1988 and is a Ugandan professional boxer in the Lightweight division.
29 Facts About Sharif Bogere
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Sharif Bogere is a one-time WBO NABO Lightweight Champion and was named the 2010 Outstanding Young Male Boxer of the Year.
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Sharif Bogere is currently trained by legendary trainer Kenny Adams.
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Sharif Bogere grew up living the first 18 years of his life in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
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Sharif Bogere began fighting - unwillingly - when he was 7 years old, fending off thieves and bullies.
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Sharif Bogere started spending all of his time at the gym, sometimes practicing for hours without hand wraps or spare change for a drink of water.
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Sharif Bogere was a five-time African Champion and the captain of the Ugandan national boxing team.
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Sharif Bogere finished his amateur career with an astounding record of 68 wins with just 4 losses.
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Sharif Bogere is an orthodox boxer who has gotten praise from the boxing legend Mike Tyson.
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Sharif Bogere is known as "The Lion" and the "Lion Warrior".
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Sharif Bogere is carried to the ring in a cage while wearing a legitimate lions head and skin.
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The reasoning behind this spectacular entrance is that Sharif Bogere wanted to do something memorable that would excite the fans as well as pay tribute to his native Ugandan fans where his legacy is becoming cemented as a national hero.
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On September 18,2010 Sharif Bogere stopped Mexico's Julian Rodriguez at 1:43 of the second round on the undercard of Shane Mosley vs Sergio Mora by knockout in round 2, on HBO PPV.
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Sharif Bogere dropped Rodriguez, who was unsteady when he got to his feet and referee called it off.
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On May 21,2010, Sharif Bogere continued to make a name for himself when he defeated veteran Ilido Julio handily.
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Sharif Bogere nearly drilled Julio out of the ring in the closing seconds of the first round.
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On May 13,2011 Sharif Bogere defeated Raymundo Beltran in a bloody, headbutt-filled 10 Round main event, for the vacant WBO NABO lightweight title.
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Beltran constantly stalked Sharif Bogere, walking through his punches and looking to engage him in close quarters.
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On October 7,2011 Sharif Bogere defended his WBO NABO lightweight title by fighting Francisco Contreras.
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Sharif Bogere was constantly in control and by the 3rd round stopped Contreras with a knockout blow to the back of the head.
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Sharif Bogere won his first fight back in action against Arturo Urena, via TKO when Urena's trainer threw in the towel during the sixth round.
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Just two months later, on June 21,2014, Sharif Bogere would earn another quick victory stopping Miguel Zamudio in the third round on the Robert Guerrero-Yoshihiro Kamegai undercard.
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On October 30,2014, Sharif Bogere returned to national television with his third straight decisive victory.
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Live on Fox Sports 1, Sharif Bogere knocked out Fernando Garcia in the 5th round with a straight right.
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Sharif Bogere landed an impressive 195 punches out of 498 thrown in just the five round bout.
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Sharif Bogere sparred with WBO Light Welterweight Champion Chris Algieri out of the Long Life Fighter Gym in Las Vegas in preparation for this fight.
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Sharif Bogere is one of the best fighters out there.
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Sharif Bogere needs a chance at a title, in my opinion.
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In September 2015, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring Magazine have Sharif Bogere ranked as high as 3rd in the world in the lightweight division.