Fundo Mhura
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Scotland |
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| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2006 | Middleweight | |
Fundo Chifundo Mhura (b. October 09, 1983 in Zomba, Malawi) is a Scottish amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships at middleweight.
[edit] Career
Mhura left the African country when he was five months old and has lived in Scotland since. He is a member of the Leith Victoria boxing club of Scotland. The 6'0 fighter fought for his native country Malawi at welterweight (69/152lbs) at the Commonwealth Games 2006 where he lost in the second round to Nigerian Olufemi Ajayi.
He moved up a division afterwards and became the first Scot to win a European boxing medal since Scott Harrison in 1996. He lost the semi-final controversially on points to Azeri Rahib Plavadov 18:23.
He has an an eye condition which is threatening to end his amateur career.
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