- Fundo Mhura
Fundo Chifundo Mhura (born
October 9 ,1983 in Zomba,Malawi ) is a Scottish amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships at middleweight.Career
Mhura left the African country when he was five months old and has lived in Scotland since. He is a member of the Leith Victoria boxing club of Scotland. The 6'0 fighter fought for his native country Malawi at welterweight (69/152lbs) at the Commonwealth Games 2006 where he lost in the second round to Nigerian Olufemi Ajayi.
He moved up a division afterwards and became the first Scot to win a European boxing medal since
Scott Harrison in 1996. He lost the semi-final controversially on points to AzeriRahib Plavadov 18:23.He has an an eye condition which is threatening to end his amateur career.
External links
* [http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=110493 Commonwealth Bio]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2006.html Euro results]
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