Zack Mwekassa

Zack Mwekassa
Zack Mwekassa
Born	20 January 1984 (age 40); Kinshasa, Congo
Other names	The Black Warrior
Nationality	Congolese
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division	Cruiserweight (boxing) ; Heavyweight (kickboxing)
Style	Boxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Years active	2006 – present (boxing) ; 2003 - present (kickboxing)
Professional boxing record
Total	18
Wins	14
By knockout	13
Losses	4
By knockout	3
Draws	0
Kickboxing record
Total	12
Wins	11
By knockout	10
Losses	1
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Last updated on: 4 May 2014

Zack Mwekassa (born 20 January 1984) is a Congolese boxer and kickboxer.

Biography

Mwekassa is the son of a chemist and his two brothers are lawyers. In addition to his fighting career, he is trained as a computer network engineer. He and his family were displaced from their native Congo during the Second Congo War that began in 1998.^[1]

Career

Boxing

Mwekassa began his professional boxing career at the age of 22 in 2006 in South Africa. In the first 2 years of his career, he amassed an undefeated streak of 8-0 with all but one of the wins coming by way of TKO or KO. He experienced his first losses back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, before going on another 5-0 undefeated streak.

Kickboxing

Mwekassa began training in South Africa in 2003 with elite kickboxers, including the late Mike Bernardo.^[1] His trainers intended him for the K-1 circuit but the opportunities were scarce, so he moved into professional boxing in 2006.

In 2014, Mwekassa resurrected his interest in kickboxing. He saw GLORY on television^[1] and approached the company about fighting for them. He soon found himself scheduled to face popular MMA and kickboxing fighter Pat Barry at Glory 16: Denver.^[1] In what many considered a shocking upset, he knocked out Barry with a vicious uppercut in the first round.

Titles

WBF International Cruiserweight Title

Boxing record

Boxing Record

14 Wins (13 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 4 Losses, 0 Draw

Date	Result	Opponent	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2013-11-30	Loss	Dmitry Kudryashov	Lyubertsy, Russia	KO	1	0:50	14-4-0
2013-05-31	Win	Mugabon Mudimba	Cape Town, South Africa	KO	5		14-3-0
2012-9-22	Loss	Danie Venter	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	4	2:23	13-3-0
2012-06-16	Win	Tshepang Mohale	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	1	1:21	13-2-0
2011-11-23	Win	Kizito Ruhamnye	Gauteng, South Africa	KO	1	2:59	12-2-0
2011-09-24	Win	Thabiso Mchunu	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	6	1:45	11-2-0
2011-05-10	Win	Alex Mbaya	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	1		10-2-0
2011-03-01	Win	Epiphanie Pipi	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	4	3:00	9-2-0
2009-10-10	Loss	Paul Jennette	Greensboro, North Carolina	SD	8		8-2-0
2008-09-05	Loss	Jozsef Nagy	Mpumalanga, South Africa	TKO	6	1:55	8-1-0
2008-02-01	Win	Luzimar Gonzaga	Mpumalanga, South Africa	KO	1	2:46	8-0-0
2007-11-02	Win	Chamunorwa Gonorenda	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	TKO	2		7-0-0
2007-07-06	Win	Gino Betoko	North West, South Africa	RTD	2		6-0-0
2007-05-11	Win	Moyoyo Mensah	Mpumalanga, South Africa	TKO	3		5-0-0
2007-03-16	Win	Nsitu Mbaya	Gauteng, South Africa	KO	1		4-0-0
2006-10-27	Win	Basil Ray	Gauteng, South Africa	TKO	2		3-0-0
2006-09-05	Win	Mark Strydom	Gauteng, South Africa	DQ	1		2-0-0
2006-05-12	Win	Bully Muravha	Mpumalanga, South Africa	KO	3	1:22	1-0-0

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 Decisions), 1 Loss, 0 Draw

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2014-05-03	Win	Pat Barry	Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament, Reserve Match	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	KO (punches)	1	2:33	11-1-0