Kennedy Katende

Name: Kennedy Katende
Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Birthplace: Kampala, Uganda
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Kennedy Katende has a dual citizenship Ugandan and Swedish. He was born in Uganda and emigrated to Sweden aged 12.

Amateur Career

• Olympics for Sweden
  • 2008 Moscow
    • 81 kgs Lost to Arthur Beterbiyev, RUS in the opening round 3- 15.
  • Qualified for Olympics in Athens
    • Dariusz Sek, Poland + 14 - 10
    • Darko Kucuk, BSH + w/o
    • Bahram Muzaffer, Tur + 10 - 7
    • Anastasios Berdensis, Gre + 13 - 7
    • Kenneth Egan, Eire - 10 - 15 (Final)
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro for Uganda
    • 81 kgs Lost to Joshua Buatsi, GBR in the opening round tko 3r
  • Qualified for Olympics in Yaounde, Cameroon
    • Aboubacar Youda IVC + 3 - 0
    • Umar Sadiq, Nga + 3 - 0
    • Adelhadid Benchabla, Alg - 0 - 3
    • Third place bout Luvuyu Sizani, RSA + 3 - 0
• World championships for Sweden
  • 2011 Baku
    • Lost to Imre Szello, Hun 10 - 21 in the opening round
• World Boxing Series
  • Katende has competed 2011/12 for the Mexico City Guerreros and 2012/13 for the London Knockouts.

At the domestic level wass Swedish senior champion at 81 kgs 2016. Junior champion 2003.