Patrick Bogere

Patrick Bogere
Personal information
Full name Patrick Ssali Bogere
Nickname(s) Red Alert
Nationality  Sweden
Born (1981-12-14) 14 December 1981
Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light welterweight
Club Angered BC

Patrick Ssali Bogere (born December 14, 1981 in Kampala, Uganda) is a retired amateur Swedish boxer of Ugandan descent.[1] He claimed numerous Swedish championship titles in light welterweight boxing, represented Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has held a dual citizenship between Sweden and Uganda in order to compete internationally. Throughout his amateur sporting career, Bogere fought and trained under his personal coach and mentor Tommy Andersson for Angered Boxing Club in Göteborg before he later turned into professional in 2008.[2]

Bogere qualified for Sweden in the men's light welterweight division (63.5 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth and defeating Italy's Michele di Rocco for the title from the second AIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland.[3] Bogere lost his opening match to Filipino boxer and three-time Olympic veteran Romeo Brin in a close decision of 35–43.[4][5]

In late September 2006, Bogere was charged and later sentenced to four years in prison after he had been profoundly involved in an attempted robbery, unlawful disposal, serious threats against officers, and driving without license, ending his amateur career in boxing.[6] Two years later, he was released on parole with probation from the prison, and went on to a professional boxing career.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Bogere". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Strävan efter en titel börjar för Bogere" [The quest for a title begins for Bogere] (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "I'm aiming for a medal in the Olympics" [Jag siktar på medalj i OS] (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Boxing: Men's Light Welterweight (63.5kg/139lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Tacujan, Lito (21 August 2004). "Young Thai too strong for aging Brin". Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "OS-boxaren Bogere dömd till fängelse" [Olympic boxer Bogere sentenced to prison] (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2013.


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