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Vacant UBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: December 19, 2009.

   
Place: Vodafone Arena, Suva, Fiji
   
Promoter: Golden Boy Boxing Promotions.
   
Challenger: Zulfikar Joy Ali (Fiji)
   
Challenger: Joseph Kwadjo (Ghana)
   
Result: Kwadjo winner by unanimous decision.
   

Joseph Kwadjo

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Bantamweight Title
 
Date: December 19, 2009.

   
Place: PTA Hall, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
   
Promoter: Prime Time Promotions.
   
Challenger: Mbwana Matumla (Tanzania)
   
Challenger: Festus Omondi (Uganda)
   
Result: Matumla winner by KO in round five. 
   

 

 
UBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title
 
Date: December 19, 2009.

   
Place: PTA Hall, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
   
Promoter: Prime Time Promotions.
   
Champion: Francis Cheka (Tanzania)
   
Challenger: Isak Tavares (Brazil)
   
Result: Cheka winner by KO in round two. 
   

 

 
Vacant UBO World Lightweight Title
 
Date: November 21, 2009.

   
Place: Bialystok, Poland.
   
Promoter: Boxing Production.
   
Challenger: Dariusz Snarski (Poland)
   
Challenger: Nugzar Margvelashvili (Georgia)
   
Result: Snarski winner by unanimous decision.
   

Dariusz Snarski

 
Vacant UBO World Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: October 24, 2009.

   
Place: Parliament Park, Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
   
Promoter: Wesley Rasu.
   
Challenger: Kali Jacobus (Vanuatu)
   
Challenger: Plaisakda Singwancha (Thailand)
   
Result: Jacobus winner by KO in round 2.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO International Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: July 30, 2009.

   
Place: Lakatoro, Malekula Island (Vanuatu).
   
Promoter: Malampa Province Government.
   
Challenger: Kali Jacobus (Vanuatu)
   
Challenger: Temo Kolitapa (Fiji)
   
Result: Jacobus winner by KO in round 2.
   

Kali Jacobus.

 
UBO World Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: July 8, 2009.

   
Place: Gradski Stadium, Banja Luka, B. & H.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Champion: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: Michele De Meo (Italy)
   
Result: Delic winner by unanimous decision.
   

Goran Delic.

 
Vacant UBO World Welterweight Title
 
Date: July 5, 2009.

   
Place: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde (Cam.)
   
Promoter: Cameroon Boxing.
   
Challenger: Hamza Issa (Cameroon)
   
Challenger: Fredric Tripp (France)
   
Result: Issa winner by TKO in round 3.
   

Hamza Issa.

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Lightweight Title
 
Date: June 19, 2009.

   
Place: Sondabro Kulturhus, Horsens, Denmark.
   
Promoter: Risum Boxing.
   
Challenger: Kim Poulsen (Denmark)
   
Challenger: Obote Ameme (Tanzania)
   
Result: Poulsen winner by KO in round 2.
   

 

 
UBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title
 
Date: May 30, 2009.

   
Place: Mkwawani Stadium, Tanga, Tanzania.
   
Promoter: Best Man Promotion.
   
Champion: Francis Cheka (Tanzania)
   
Challenger: Ramil Nadirov (Azerbaijan)
   
Result: Cheka winner by TKO in round 2.
   

Francis Cheka.

 
UBO World Featherweight Title
 
Date: December 19, 2008.

   
Place: Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
   
Promoter: Eddie Bazira.
   
Champion: Abdu Tebazalwa (Uganda)
   
Challenger: Joseph Akhahonya (Kenya)
   
Result: Tebazalwa winner by KO in round 1.
   

Abdu Tebazalwa,

 
Vacant UBO World Light Welterweight Title
 
Date: December 19, 2008.

   
Place: Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
   
Promoter: Eddie Bazira.
   
Challenger: Peter Semo (Uganda)
   
Challenger: Andrew Samba (Kenya)
   
Result: Semo winner by KO in round 6.
   

Peter Semo,

 
UBO World Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: December 13, 2008.

   
Place: Halla Borik, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herz.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Champion: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: Marco Heinichen (Germany)
   
Result: Delic winner by unanimous decision.
   

Delic vs. Heinichen,

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: August 31, 2008.

   
Place: DDC Magomeni, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
   
Promoter: Neleah Petro Promotions. 
   
Challenger: Joseph Marwa (Tanzania)
   
Challenger: Joe Mwale (Malawi)
   
Result: Marwa winner by TKO in round 7.
   

Joseph Marwa.

 
UBO World Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: June 28, 2008.

   
Place: City Stadium, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herz.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Champion: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: Pedro Antonio Quinganga (Portugal)
   
Result: Delic winner by TKO in round 10.
   

Goran Delic.

 
Vacant UBO International Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: May 11, 2008.

   
Place: Basten Youth Center, Cairo, Egypt.
   
Promoter: Louaa Boxing Promotions. 
   
Challenger: Hamada Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)
   
Challenger: Abdu Suleman (Egypt)
   
Result: Hassan winner by TKO in round 3.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Super Welterweight Title
 
Date: April 19, 2008.

   
Place: Frederiksund Hall, Frederiksund, Denmark.
   
Promoter: Larsson Boxing.
   
Challenger: Evans Ashira (Denmark)
   
Challenger: Mamadou Thiam (France)
   
Result: Ashira winner by KO in round 6.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Middleweight Title
 
Date: March 1, 2008.

   
Place: Diamond Jubilee Hall, Dar Es Salaam, Tan.
   
Promoters: Sadic & Co. Ltd. & Sass Marketing Group.
   
Challenger: Francis Cheka (Tanzania)
   
Challenger: Hassan Matumla (Tanzania)
   
Result: Cheka winner by KO in round 10.
   

Cheka vs. Matumla.

 
Vacant UBO World Featherweight Title
 
Date: December 22, 2007.

   
Place: Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
   
Promoter: Eddie Bazira.
   
Challenger: Abdu Tebazalwa (Uganda)
   
Challenger: Obote Ameme (Tanzania)
   
Result: Tebazalwa winner by TKO in round 5.
   

Tebazalwa vs. Ameme.

 
Vacant UBO World Lightweight Title
 
Date: December 22, 2007.

   
Place: Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.
   
Promoter: Eddie Bazira.
   
Challenger: Peter Semo (Uganda)
   
Challenger: Chaurembo Palasa (Tanzania)
   
Result: Semo winner by TKO in round 4.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO World Heavyweight Title
 
Date: December 22, 2007.

   
Place: Sporthall, Galanta, Slovakia.
   
Promoters: Laszlo Paszterko & Zoltan Petranyi.
   
Challenger: Adrian Rajkai (Hungary)
   
Challenger: Attila Schmell (Hungary)
   
Result: Rajkai winner by TKO in round 4.
   

Adrian Rajkaj.

 
Vacant UBO World Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: December 14, 2007.

   
Place: Hala Borik, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herz.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Challenger: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: David Blanco (Spain)
   
Result: Delic winner by unanimous decision.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO International Welterweight Title
 
Date: December 8, 2007.

   
Place: Charter Hall, Nairobi, Kenya.
   
Promoter: Timebomb Promotions.
   
Challenger: Joshua Onyango (Kenya)
   
Challenger: Billy Kizito (Uganda)
   
Result: Onyango winner by KO in round 3.
   

Onyango vs. Kizito.

 
Vacant UBO World Light Welterweight Title
 
Date: November 24, 2007.

   
Place: Gileleje, Denmark.
   
Promoter: Larsson Boxing.
   
Challenger: Robert Osiobe (Denmark)
   
Challenger: Sam Rukundo (Sweden/Uganda)
   
Result: Rukundo winner by unanimous decision.
   

Sam Rukundo.

 
UBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: May 25, 2007.

   
Place: Prijedor, Serbia.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Challenger: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: Ivica Cukusic (Croatia)
   
Result: Delic winner by unanimous decision.
   

 

 
UBO World Bantamweight Title
 
Date: March 3, 2007.

   
Place: Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
   
Promoter: Osaga Promotions.
   
Champion: Nick Otieno (Kenya)
   
Challenger: Twalib Mubiru (Kenya)
   
Result: Otieno winner by TKO in round 7.
   

Otieno vs. Mubiru.

 
Vacant UBO International Middleweight Title
 
Date: January 25, 2007.

   
Place: Cinema Hall Of Rustaveli, Tbilisi, Georgia.
   
Promoter: Georgian Boxing Group.
   
Challenger: Levan Shonia (Georgia)
   
Challenger: Vepkhia Tchilaia (Georgia)
   
Result: Shonia winner by KO in round 8.
   

Shonia vs. Tchilaia.

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: January 13, 2007.

   
Place: Porvoon Urheiluhalli, Porvoo, Finland.
   
Promoter: Jaanax Boxing.
   
Challenger: Kai Kauramaki (Finland)
   
Challenger: Andrzej Butowicz (Poland)
   
Result: Kauramaki winner by unanimous decision.
   

Kai Kauramaki.

 
Vacant UBO World Bantamweight Title
 
Date: December 12, 2006.

   
Place: Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
   
Promoter: Osaga Promotions.
   
Challenger: Nick Otieno (Kenya)
   
Challenger: Twalib Mubiru (Kenya)
   
Result: Nick Otieno winner by split decision.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: November 25, 2006.

   
Place: Hala Borik, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herz.
   
Promoter: Ljubomir Vidovic.
   
Challenger: Goran Delic (B & H)
   
Challenger: Nabil Haciani (France)
   
Result: Delic winner by unanimous decision. 
   

 

 
Vacant UBO Intercontinental Light Welterweight Title
 
Date: December 24, 2005.

   
Place: Kenyatta Congress Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
   
Promoter: Solid Rock Promotions.
   
Challenger: Michael Muya (Kenya)
   
Challenger: Chaurembo Palasa (Tanzania)
   
Result: Muya winner by unanimous decision. 
   

 

 
Vacant UBO International Light Heavyweight Title
 
Date: September 10, 2005.

   
Place: Youth Center Mothoba, Giza, Egypt.
   
Promoter: Louaa Boxing Promotions.
   
Challenger: Richard Nwoba (Nigeria)
   
Challenger: Nehad Said (Egypt)
   
Result: Nwoba winner by unanimous decision. 
   

Richard Nwoba.

 
Vacant UBO All-American Super Middleweight Title
 
Date: August 13, 2005.

   
Place: Cut Off, L.A., USA.
   
Promoter: Fight To The Finish Production.
   
Challenger: Zane Marks (USA)
   
Challenger: Kirk Douglas (USA)
   
Result: Zane Marks winner by unanimous decision.
   

Zane Marks.

 
Vacant UBO All-American Heavyweight Title
 
Date: August 13, 2005.

   
Place: Cut Off, L.A., USA.
   
Promoter: Fight To The Finish Production.
   
Challenger: Hearn Marler (USA)
   
Challenger: Rafael Pedro (USA)
   
Result: Hearn Marler winner by majority decision. 
   

 

 
Vacant UBO World Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: June 18, 2005.

   
Place: Nouzonville, France.
   
Promoter:  
   
Challenger: Madjid Zaim (France)
   
Challenger: Joszef Balasz (Romania)
   
Result: Zaim winner by TKO in round 8. 
   

 

 
Vacant UBO International Cruiserweight Title
 
Date: May 28, 2005.

   
Place: Shark Palace Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
   
Promoter: Akhasamba Promotions.
   
Challenger: Joseph Akhasamba (Kenya)
   
Challenger: Ahmed Salim (Kenya)
   
Result: Akhasamba winner by TKO in round 3.
   

 

 
Vacant UBO World Super Welterweight Title
 
Date: March 3, 2005.

   
Place: Zamalek Club, Giza, Egypt.
   
Promoter: Louaa Boxing Promotions.
   
Challenger: Ahmed Mustafa (Egypt)
   
Challenger: Ramadhan Mahmoud (Egypt)
   
Result: Mustafa winner by TKO in round 4.