Umar Semata
| Umar Semata | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1987 Uganda, Africa |
| Other names | The Pain |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Division | Welterweight Middleweight Super Middleweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Phuket, Thailand |
| Team | Muay Thai Plaza (2010–2012) Lion Muay Thai (2012–2013) Tiger Muay Thai (2014–present) |
| Trainer | Satawut Intapun Yodkunsup Por Pongsawang |
| Years active | 9 (2006–present) |
Umar Semata (born May 20, 1987) is a Ugandan middleweight and super middleweight Muay Thai fighter and the current World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion, a title he has held since 14 June 2013.[1]
Biography
Early career
After winning numerous events in boxing, he was spotted by Shala Golola who immediately recognized his talents and convinced him to swap to Muay Thai.[2] Semata was selected at the age of 18 to represent the Ugandan national Muay Thai team to compete in Thailand.
Muay Thai
In an event organized by the World Professional Muaythai Federation Semata lost by point to Saenchai on 20 July 2012 in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand.[3][4]
Sub-Saharan African Muay Thai International Champion
On June 14, 2013, Semata faced Australian fighter Rhys Karakyriacos and won on points the World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion. The fight took place in Semata's hometown of Kampala, Uganda.[1][5]
Lethwei
In 2017, Semata agreed to terms with the World Lethwei Championship[6][7] and on 4 November, Semata made his Lethwei debut against veteran Soe Lin Oo at WLC 3: Legendary Champions in Yangon, Myanmar inside the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium. Semata lost by knockout in the second round.[8]
Lethwei record
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0 wins (0 (T)KOs), 1 losses, 0 draws
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Muay Thai record
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41 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 2 Draw, No Contest
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References
- ^ a b "WBC MUAYTHAI Championships come to continental Africa". WBC Muay Thai. July 9, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Semata has Golola to thank". Daily Monitor. May 19, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "World Professional MuayThai Federation". WPMF Ranking Committee. July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Ugandan Umar Semata fighting Saketdao Petchpayathai". Guy Lazarus. March 20, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - LiverKick". Liverkick.comm. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "World Lethwei championship to be held in Myanmar". Sport 360. 16 February 2017.
- ^ "၂၀၁၇ တြင္ က်င္းပမည့္ ျမန္မာ့႐ိုးရာ လက္ေ၀ွ႔ပြဲတြင္ ထိုးသတ္ရန္ ႏိုင္ငံျခားသားႏွစ္ဦးႏွင့္ စာခ်ဳပ္". DVB.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "開始間近！判定有り、タイム無しラウェイ！～『WLC（World Lethwei Championship）-3 "LEGENDARY CHAMPIONS"』ミャンマー・ヤンゴン大会！！". Miruhon. Miruhon. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2017-03-06.