Boxer
Franco "Thunderbird" Wanyama in Kampala, is a Ugandan amateur middleweight and professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, "90s and 2000s who as an amateur represented Uganda at middleweight in the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South of Korea, losing to eventual bronze medal winner Chris Sande of Kenya, and as a professional won the BeNeLux heavyweight title, BeNeLux cruiserweight title, Commonwealth cruiserweight title, and World Boxing Federation cruiserweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Chris Okoh, his professional fighting weight varied from 181 lb, id est (that is) cruiserweight to 192 lb, id est (that is) heavyweight.
Career
He currently resides in Rugby, Warwickshire
Franco started boxing around the age of 6 after becoming curious of what was inside a local boxing gym
Franco made his pro debut on 25 December 1989 against Dutch fighter John Held (7-13-2) it ended a 6 round points draw, in 1990 he beat future world title holder Carl Thompson.
Interests
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Sport & Clubs
Weights Middleweight.