John Sichula | |
Realname: | John Sichula |
Nickname: | Big Joe |
Weight: | feather/super feather/light/light welterweight |
Nationality: | Zambian |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1955 |
Birth Place: | Mufulira, Zambia |
Death Date: | 1 October 1994 (aged 39) |
Total: | 30 |
Wins: | 26 (KO 21) |
Losses: | 3 (KO 0) |
Draws: | 1 |
John "Big Joe" Sichula (4 February 1955 — 1 October 1994 (aged 39)), was a Zambian amateur featherweight and professional super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who as an amateur qualified for (but withdrew from) the Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, won a bronze medal at featherweight at the 1978 All-Africa Games,[1] won the silver medal at featherweight in the Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada losing the final against Azumah Nelson of Ghana, and as a professional won the African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title, ABU super featherweight title, and Commonwealth Super featherweight title (3-occasions), and was a challenger for the All African Super Featherweight Title against Sam Akromah, his professional fighting weight varied from NaNNaN, i.e. super featherweight to NaNNaN, i.e. light welterweight.[2]