Paulus Ambunda

Name: Paulus Ambunda
Alias: The Rock
Birth Name: Paulus Natangwe Ambunda
Hometown: Windhoek, Namibia
Birthplace: Swakopmund, Namibia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 162cm
Reach: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Olympic Games results

2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece (flyweight).

• Round 1 (bye)
• Defeated Jonny Mendoza (Venezuela) 39-19
• Lost to Rustam Rahimov (Germany) 15-28

Amateur Career

2003 All-African Games Silver medalist in Abuja, Nigeria at Flyweight.

• Lost to Walid Cherif (Tunisia) 5-18

2005 World Military Championships Bronze medalist in Pretoria, South Africa at Flyweight.

• Defeated Mamadou Cire Keita (Guinea) RSC-OS 2
• Defeated B. Sahroui (Algeria) 26-21
• Defeated Karim Nouman (Pakistan) Walk Over
• Lost to Somjit Jongjohor (Thailand) Walk Over

2006 Commonwealth Games participant in Melbourne, Australia at Flyweight.

• Lost to Lechedzani Luza (Botswana) 17-24

2006 World Military Championships participant in Warendorf, Germany at Bantamweight.

• Lost to Tulashboy Doniyorov (Uzbekistan) 19-36

Award & Recognitions

• 2006 Namibian Most Improved Sportsperson of the Year as an amateur [1]
• 2010 Namibian Sportsman of the Year. [2]
• WBO African Boxer of the Year for 2010

Career Factoids

• Has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) in World Title fights.
• Has a record of 1-1 (0 KO) against former or current world titlists.
  • Won against Pungluang Sor Singyu.
  • Lost to Tomoki Kameda.

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC International Silver Super Bantamweight Title (December 2017)
• IBO World Super Bantamweight Title (2; August 2015; September 2018)
• IBF International Super Bantamweight Title (May 2014)
• WBA International Super Bantamweight Title (May 2014)
• WBO International Bantamweight Title (July 2012)
• WBO Africa Bantamweight Title (2010)
• Interim WBO Africa Bantamweight Title (October 2009)
• Namibian Bantamweight Title (September 2009)

World Titles

• WBO Bantamweight Title

Preceded by: Pungluang Sor Singyu

WBO Bantamweight Champion 2013 Mar 2 – 2013 Aug 1

Succeeded by: Tomoki Kameda