Fredrick "Fred" Muteweta (born November 4, 1971, in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the light-flyweight class. There he was defeated in the second round by

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. In the

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class at the

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, he was once again defeated in his opening bout, once again by Wayne McCullough. He also represented Uganda at the

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, winning a gold medal as a bantamweight and at the

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, winning a bronze medal in the bantamweight category. Muteweta made his professional debut in 1996, and retired after ten professional bouts, losing five and winning five.

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