“Meet your star” today we
bring you Sulaiman “Hustlers Mind Set” Segawa (born May 22, 1991) a Ugandan
self-made professional boxer from Kampala, Uganda philanthropist, businessman,
and investor known for building his personal brand.
Segawa Sulaiman (commonly
known as The Technician) is a Ugandan born-America based professional boxer. He
has a southpaw style of fighting. He made his professional debut on 21 April
2013 at the age of 21.
As of September 2021, he
is ranked 99 out of 1547 best pro-boxer in the world according to BoxRec.
Segawa holds the 2019 National Boxing Association Intercontinental Champion
title. While in Netherlands he adopted a Dutch style approach of kickboxing.
Early career
He was born on 22 May 1991
in Kampala, Uganda. In 2014, Segawa was recruited by UK-based Atlantic
Entertainment. He had over 240 amateur fights.
Professional career
His professional career
began on 21 April 2013, when he won four round bouts fighting with Armstrong
Mwanje. The fight was held at Sabrina`s Pub in Kampala. From 2015 to 2017, Sula
was based in Team Holzken, Harleem in the Netherlands training and fighting
kickboxing. While in Netherlands, he made a winning debut against Djiby Diagne,
the fight took place at Theater de Borenburg, Voerendaal on 14th January 2017.
In 2018, Sula transferred to USA
While his actual
accomplishments as a kickboxer have been all based in the Diaspora, Sulaiman
Segewa has been credited with popularizing the sport of boxing in Uganda and
abroad (a discipline that previously generated minimal fan interest in Uganda)
and has managed to build up a large fan following.
In his debut fight against
Armstrong Mwanje on April 21, 2013, where he won by unanimous decision (UD), he
managed to attract the largest attendance as a young boxer and showcased his
talent. This perhaps made his largest fan following both online and across the
globe.
Today, Sulaiman has one of
the largest online fan bases of anyone in both Uganda and in the Diaspora. His
fans have created various memes associated with him.
Sulaiman is known for his
humorous personality and flamboyant showmanship, traits which have helped him
to popularize the sport and helped him to gain a large fan following.
Born in Kampala, Uganda,
on May 22, 1991, Sulaiman is arguably Uganda’s biggest boxing export to the US.
