Sumbu Kalambay

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sumbu Kalambay
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1956(1956-04-10)
Age	68
Birthplace	Lubumbashi
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Birth City	Haut-Katanga Province
Horoscope	Aries

Sumbu Kalambay Biography

Sumbu Kalambay is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on April 10, 1956 in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patrizio Sumbu Kalambay (born 10 April 1956) is an Italian professional boxer who won the WBA middleweight championship. He was born in Belgian Congo, moving to Italy as a child and that was where he began his training in boxing and is where he resides. The Ring magazine placed him as number 9 in their ranking of “10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years” in 2011.

On March 29, 1989 in the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Kalambay boxed without losing IBF middleweight champion Michael NuNN. He was removed from the WBA belt before the fight. It was surprising that Kalambay was eliminated in the first round with just one punch. [1It was the one knock- out loss in his professional career.

In May 1993, at Granby Halls, Leicester, East Midlands, England, Kalabmay lost by unanimous decision to Chris Pyatt in a challenge for the vacant WBO middleweight title.

In May 1987, at The Arena, Wembley, London, Kalambay won the European middleweight title, beating Herol Graham who was 38-0. He was ranked as the #1 fighter worldwide.

Sumbu Kalambay Net Worth

Sumbu Kalambay is one of the richest Boxer from Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sumbu Kalambay 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 37, Kalambay retired with a record of 57-6-1 (33 knockouts).

After accumulating a record for amateurs that included 90 wins 5 losses Kalambay made the transition to professional sports in the year 1980. The following year, Kalambay was defeated over ten rounds Duane Thomas of Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Kalambay was awarded his Italian middleweight title after defeating Giovanni De Marco by split decision. He lost the title to the former WBA lightweight champion Ayub Kalule via split decision in 12 rounds to win his European middleweight crown.

In 1990, Kalambay regained the European title by defeating Francesco Dell’Aquila, and defended it against Frederic Seillier, both via ninth round stoppages. In 1991, Kalambay had a rematch with McCallum in an attempt to regain the WBA middleweight title, which McCallum won by a close split decision.

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Facts & Trivia

Sumbu Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sumbu Kalambay celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Sumbu Kalambay

1. Sumbu Kalambay is a retired Italian professional boxer.
2. He was born on June 6, 1956 in Kinshasa, Congo.
3. Kalambay won the WBA middleweight title twice in his career.
4. He had a total of 67 fights with 50 wins and 18 knockouts.
5. Kalambay fought some of the biggest names in boxing including Mike McCallum and Iran Barkley.
6. His first world title win came against Herol Graham in 1987.
7. In his second world title win, he defeated Robbie Sims in 1989.
8. Kalambay retired from boxing in 1995 at the age of 39.
9. He was known for his technical skills and defensive style.
10. Kalambay was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016.