Kennedy Katende (born 15 March 1985) is an Ugandan boxer from
Kampala
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who qualified for the
2008 Olympics
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in the light-heavyweight division.
His second place behind
Kenneth Egan was good enough, and he benefitted from his compatriot
Badou Jack's decision to fight for
Gambia
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.
In the 2016 Rio Olympics he fought for the country of his birth Uganda.
Professional boxing record
External links
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Second Qualifier
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1985 births
Living people
Olympic boxers for Sweden
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Light-heavyweight boxers
Swedish male boxers
Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Ugandan male boxers
21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Olympic boxers for Uganda
African Games bronze medalists for Uganda
African Games bronze medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 2015 African Games
Swedish people of Ugandan descent
Boxers from Kampala
21st-century Swedish sportsmen