Patrick Kinigamazi
Born (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983
Gisenyi, Rwanda
NationalityRwandan
Other namesKing Kini[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Boxing record[2]
Total fights34
Wins32
Wins by KO4
Losses3

Patrick Kinigamazi (born 2 March 1983) is a Rwandan former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2020. He held the African lightweight title in 2016 and the WBF super featherweight title from 2017 to 2020.

Early life

Kinigamazi was born on 2 March 1983 in Gisenyi, Rwanda, and moved to Switzerland in at the age of fifteen to join family in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.[1][3] After beginning in combat sports when he was seventeen, he followed his brother into a boxing ring and joined Club pugilistique de Carouge (CP Carouge).[3]

During his early years as a pro boxer he also competed in kickboxing, winning two World and four European titles.[4] On 2 May 2010, he won the WKN full-contact world featherweight title from Gary Hamilton, ending his seven-year reign as champion.[5] Kinigamazi later called it his toughest fight.[4]

Kinigamazi also played basketball with Bernex Geneve Basket.[3]

Professional career

Kinigamazi made his professional boxing debut on 29 June 2006, defeating Rocco Cipriano by fifth-round technical knockout in Carouge.[1] He won his first title in his seventh fight, a split decision victory over Martino Ciano for the vacant Swiss lightweight title.[1] After a streak of 16 wins to start his pro career he lost his first bout in 2011 to future European super featherweight champion Guillaume Frenois.[4] A year later he suffered his second defeat at the hands of another Frenchman, Sebastien Cornu.[1]

On 18 November 2016, more than nine years after his last championship fight, he beat Spanish-based Congolese fighter Clark Telamanou for the vacant African lightweight title via majority decision with the scorecards reading 96–94, 96–94 and 95–95.[6] Two fights later, on 9 June 2017, a 34-year-old Kinigamazi defeated Juan José Farias unanimously (117–106, 116–107, 116–107) to win vacant WBF super featherweight title.[7][8] He had four successful defenses against young contenders before he faced veteran South African Bongani Mahlangu in Geneva in his fifth defense, defeating the 2004 Olympian by majority decision on 12 December 2019.[9][10] He was also named 2017 Fighter of the Year at the WBF Awards.[11]

Kinigamazi was scheduled to fight Michael Magnesi on 6 November 2020 for the vacant IBO super featherweight title, but it had to be postponed after he tested positive for COVID-19.[12] Three weeks later, Kinigamazi was stopped for the first time in his career. Magnesi knocked him down in the third round and again in the fifth to seal the victory.[13] Kinigamazi confirmed that this was his last fight.[14]

Kinigamazi had previously served as a promoter during his career, and continued in the role after his retirement.[3] On 24 June 2021, he organized an event at the Salle Palladium in Geneva which featured the pro debut of Bryan Fanga, a Swiss prospect of Cameroonian origin who was seen by many as Kinigamazi's successor.[15] It featured both pro and amateur bouts and was the first boxing event held in Switzerland in over a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Professional boxing record

35 fights 32 wins 3 losses
By knockout 4 1
By decision 27 2
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Loss 32–3 Italy Michael Magnesi TKO 5 (12) 27 Nov 2020 Italy Palasport, Fondi, Italy For vacant IBO super featherweight title
34 Win 32–2 South Africa Bongani Mahlangu MD 12 12 Dec 2019 Switzerland Cirque de Noel, Geneva, Switzerland Retained WBF super featherweight title
33 Win 31–2 Slovakia Martin Parlagi UD 10 28 Jun 2019 Switzerland Théâtre du Léman, Geneva, Switzerland Retained WBF super featherweight title
32 Win 30–2 United Kingdom Jordan McCorry UD 12 13 Dec 2018 Switzerland Cirque de Noel, Geneva, Switzerland Retained WBF super featherweight title
31 Win 29–2 Nicaragua Ramiro Blanco UD 12 1 Jun 2018 Switzerland Salle bout du Monde, Geneva, Switzerland Retained WBF super featherweight title
30 Win 28–2 Hungary Robert Laki TKO 5 (12) 24 Nov 2017 Switzerland Salle bout du Monde, Geneva, Switzerland Retained WBF super featherweight title
29 Win 27–2 Argentina Juan José Farias UD 12 9 Jun 2017 Switzerland Thônex, Switzerland Won vacant WBF super featherweight title
28 Win 26–2 France Ruben Gouveia PTS 8 18 Feb 2017 France Maison des sports, Annemasse, France
27 Win 25–2 Republic of the Congo Clark Telamanou MD 10 18 Nov 2016 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland Won vacant African lightweight title
26 Win 24–2 Honduras Miguel González UD 8 22 Apr 2016 Switzerland Citroën Acacias, Geneva, Switzerland
25 Win 23–2 France Sylvain Chapelle UD 8 3 Jul 2015 Monaco Hotel Novotel, Monte Carlo, Monaco
24 Win 22–2 Spain King Daluz UD 8 21 Nov 2014 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
23 Win 21–2 Spain Ryan Peleguer PTS 6 1 Nov 2014 Spain Pabellón Central, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
22 Win 20–2 Spain Francisco Urena UD 6 25 May 2013 Switzerland Salle Louis-Bertrand, Geneva, Switzerland
21 Win 19–2 Hungary Zsolt Nagy UD 8 15 Feb 2013 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
20 Loss 18–2 France Sebastien Cornu UD 6 1 Dec 2012 Switzerland Salle de Gymnastique du Bourg, Martigny, Switzerland
19 Win 18–1 Hungary Janos Vass TKO 2 (6), 1:22 6 Oct 2012 Switzerland Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
18 Win 17–1 Belarus Andrei Staliarchuk UD 8 10 Feb 2012 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
17 Loss 16–1 France Guillaume Frenois UD 12 26 Nov 2011 Switzerland Arena de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
16 Win 16–0 Morocco Youness Laribi DQ 6 (8), 2:20 7 May 2011 Switzerland Salle Louis-Bertrand, Geneva, Switzerland
15 Win 15–0 Hungary Zsolt Nagy UD 6 6 Nov 2010 Switzerland Salle bout du Monde, Geneva, Switzerland
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Argel Salinas UD 10 3 Jun 2010 Switzerland Salle Communale de Carouge, Carouge, Switzerland
13 Win 13–0 Panama Danys Díaz UD 10 27 Nov 2009 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
12 Win 12–0 United States Mario Hayes UD 8 13 Nov 2009 France Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France
11 Win 11–0 Morocco Samir Boukrara UD 6 14 Feb 2009 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
10 Win 10–0 Slovakia Roman Rafael TKO 2 (8), 1:40 1 Jun 2008 Switzerland Ecole de Charmettes, Geneva, Switzerland
9 Win 9–0 Spain Ruddy Encarnación UD 6 8 Feb 2008 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
8 Win 8–0 Algeria Omar Krim UD 6 15 Nov 2007 Switzerland Salle Palladium, Geneva, Switzerland
7 Win 7–0 Switzerland Martino Ciano SD 10 30 Sep 2007 Switzerland Salle bout du Monde, Geneva, Switzerland Won vacant Swiss lightweight title
6 Win 6–0 France Mickaël Gomard UD 6 15 Mar 2007 Switzerland Salle Palladium, Geneva, Switzerland
5 Win 5–0 France Nicolas Fargette UD 6 2 Mar 2007 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes de Perdtemps, Nyon, Switzerland
4 Win 4–0 France Frederic Gosset UD 6 16 Feb 2007 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland
3 Win 3–0 France Nicolas Fargette UD 6 26 Oct 2006 Switzerland Salle Palladium, Geneva, Switzerland
2 Win 2–0 France Franck Aiello UD 6 16 Sep 2006 Switzerland Casino Lucien Barrière, Montreux, Switzerland
1 Win 1–0 Switzerland Rocco Cipriano TKO 5 (6), 2:25 29 Jun 2006 Switzerland Salle des Fêtes, Carouge, Switzerland

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rossini, Federico (24 November 2020). "Boxe, chi è Patrick Kinigamazi: l'avversario di Michael Magnesi sulla strada della cintura mondiale". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Patrick Kinigamazi". BoxRec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wullschleger, Jacques (10 May 2016). "Patrick Kinigamazi, champion de boxe". Coopération (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Calcio, Jean-Antoine (16 November 2016). "Patrick Kinigamazi, ce guerrier caché". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Results From Geneva - Hamilton Fight Video added". prokick.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Calcio, Jean-Antoine (20 November 2011). "Patrick Kinigamazi: «Je suis prêt pour viser plus haut»". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Baum, Clive (10 June 2017). "Kinigamazi Outgrits Farias To Become WBF World Champion". World Boxing Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Le titre mondial WBF pour Patrick Kinigamazi". La Liberté (in French). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kinigamazi va remonter sur le ring". Le Matin (in French). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Ron (13 December 2019). "Mahlangu loses in bid for WBF belt". Fight News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "2017 World Boxing Federation Awards (Part 3 of 3)". World Boxing Federation. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Bornand, Pascal (4 November 2020). "Patrick Kinigamazi est prêt à repartir au combat". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Michael Magnesi wins vacant IBO super featherweight title". WorldBoxingNews.net. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Bornand, Pascal (28 November 2020). "Kinigamazi: «Il est temps pour moi de raccrocher les gants»". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Maillard, Christian (25 June 2021). "Bryan Fanga justifie les espoirs placés en lui". TdG (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Grabet, Laurent (25 May 2021). "La boxe genevoise se relève". GHI (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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