Sulaiman Segawa


Segawa Sulaiman is a Ugandan born-American based professional boxer. He has southpaw style of fighting. He made his professional debut on 21 April 2013 at the age of 21.
As of October 2, he is ranked 45 out of 1547 best pro-boxer in the world according to BoxRec. Segawa holds the 2023 WBC SILVER/NABF USA TITLE, 2019 National Boxing Association Intercontinental Champion title. In 2016 Sulaiman was part of the Ugandan olympic selection that prepared at the Eindhoven Box Cup for the Rio '16 Olympic games. Sulaiman won a silver medal on the Eindhoven Box Cup, however non of the boxers of the selection returned to Uganda. While in the Netherlands he adopted a Dutch style approach of kickboxing.

Early career

He was born on 22 May 1991 in Kampala, Uganda.
In 2014, Segawa was recruited by UK-based Atlantic Entertainment. He had over 240 amateur fights.

Professional career

His professional career began on 21 April 2013, when he won four round bouts fighting with Armstrong Mwanje. The fight was held at Sabrina`s Pub in Kampala. From 2015 to 2017, Segawa was based in Team Holzken, Helmond with coach Sjef Weber and legend Nieky Holzken in the Netherlands training and fighting kickboxing. While in Netherlands, he made a winning debut against Dijbby Diagne, the fight took place at Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal on 14 January 2017. In 2018, Segawa transferred to USA.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26LossRene PalaciosSD1030 Jan 2026Maryland Live Casino, Hanover, Maryland, U.S.
25WinBryan AcostaTKO7, 2:5905 Sep 2025Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
24LossBruce CarringtonMD1027 Sep 2024The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost WBC Silver featherweight title
23Win17–4–1 Ruben VillaUD1013 Jul 2024Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won WBC Silver featherweight title
22Loss16–4–1 Mirco CuelloUD830 Mar 2024T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
21Win16–3–1 Prince Octopus DzanieUD1030 Sep 2023Patapsco Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.Retained WBC USA featherweight title
20Win15–3–1 Misael LópezTKO10, 2:266 May 2023Entertainment and Sport Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.Won vacant WBC USA featherweight title
19Win14–3–1 Ernesto GuerreroKO4, 0:5719 Nov 2022Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1813–3–1 Cobia BreedyNC1, 3:0029 Oct 2021Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.For vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title
17Loss13–3–1Jamaine OrtizKO7, 2:5028 Nov 2020Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.For vacant WBC USA Silver lightweight title
16Draw13–2–1Zhora HamazaryanSD831 Jan 2020Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
15Win13–2Elijah PierceMD828 Sep 2019Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Won WBC Silver featherweight title
14Win12–2Gadwin RosaUD826 Apr 2019The Met, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
13Loss11–2Abraham NovaUD1018 Nov 2018Royale Nightclub, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.For vacant NABF super-featherweight title
12Win11–1Hectór López Jr.RTD6, 3:0010 Aug 2018Red Rock Casino Resort, Summerlin South, Nevada, U.S.
11Loss10–1William Foster IIIUD828 Apr 2018Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.For vacant NABF Junior super-featherweight title
10Win10–0Alejandro SalinasUD824 Mar 2108St. Lucy Hall, Campbell, Ohio, U.S.
9Win9–0Brian GallegosSD617 Feb 2018Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8Win8–0Bilal MessoudiPTS41 Apr 2017Sportschool Golden Glory, Helmond, Netherlands
7Win7–0Dijbby DiagnePTS614 Jan 2017Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal, Netherlands
6Win6–0Hakim WaibaleUD830 Oct 2015Kampala Hilton Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
5Win5–0Mwinyi MzengelaKO2 29 Aug 2015Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda
4Win4–0Ali KasangoUD102 May 2015Sabrina's Pub, Kampala, Uganda
3Win3–0Herve ZongoTKO6 1 Nov 2013Little Flowers Arena, Kamapla, Uganda
2Win2–0Joshua MbogoTKO2 7 Jul 2013MTN Arena Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda
1Win1–0Armstrong MwanjeUD621 Apr 2013Sabrina's Pub, Kampala, Uganda

Personal life

Currently, Segawa is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA where he doubles as a fighter and a Personal trainer at Urban Boxing DC.