Umar Semata (born 20 May 1987) is a Ugandan middleweight and super middleweight Muay Thai fighter and the former World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion, a title he has held since 14 June 2013.[1]
Biography
Early career
After winning numerous events in boxing, he was spotted by Shala Golola who immediately recognized his talents and convinced him to swap to Muay Thai.[2] Semata was selected at the age of 18 to represent the Ugandan national Muay Thai team to compete in Thailand.
Muay Thai
In an event organized by the World Professional Muaythai Federation Semata lost by point to Saenchai on 20 July 2012 in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand.[3][4]
East African Muay Thai International Champion
On 14 June 2013, Semata faced Australian fighter Rhys Karakyriacos and won on points the World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion. The fight took place in Semata's hometown of Kampala, Uganda.[1][5]
Lethwei
In 2017, Semata agreed to terms with the World Lethwei Championship[6][7] and on 4 November, Semata made his Lethwei debut against veteran Soe Lin Oo at WLC 3: Legendary Champions in Yangon, Myanmar inside the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium. Semata lost by knockout in the second round.[8]
Lethwei record
| 0 wins (0 (T)KOs), 1 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-11 | Loss |  Soe Lin Oo |
WLC 3: Legendary Champions | Yangon, Myanmar | KO (Right Cross) | 2 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Muay Thai record
| 41 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 15 Losses, 2 Draw, No Contest | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-27 | Loss |  Detrit Sathian Gym |
Kunlun Fight 97, Qualifying Tournament Final | Beijing, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-06-05 | Loss | Kem Sitsongpeenong |
Emei Legend 9 | China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-04-02 | Win |  Wang Pengfei |
EM Lgend 7 | Xichang, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-12-10 | Win | Khankhan Wongtrakol |
Kunlun Fight 6 World title Super Welterweight | Hong Kong, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-05-03 | Win |  Abdallah Hussein |
WKF AFRICA Champion in Super Welterweight | Kampala, Uganda | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-02-19 | Loss | Imwiset Pornarai |
Yokkao 7 | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-01-25 | Loss |  Andrei Kulebin |
Kunlun Fight 1. Semi Finals | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-06-14 | Win |  Rhys Karakyriacos |
WBC Muay thai International Super Middleweight Champion | Kampala, Uganda | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-29 | Loss | Superbon Lookjaomaesaivaree |
Muay Thai Warriors | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Loss | Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym |
WPMF Super Welterweight title Muaythai Gala – TV 11 | Ratchaburi Province, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-11-02 | Loss | Jomhod Kiatadisak |
Bangla Stadium | Phuket, Thailand, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "WBC MUAYTHAI Championships come to continental Africa". WBC Muay Thai. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Semata has Golola to thank". Daily Monitor. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "World Professional MuayThai Federation". WPMF Ranking Committee. 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Ugandan Umar Semata fighting Saketdao Petchpayathai". Guy Lazarus. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - LiverKick". Liverkick.comm. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "World Lethwei championship to be held in Myanmar". Sport 360. 16 February 2017.
- ^ "၂၀၁၇ တွင် ကျင်းပမည့် မြန်မာ့ရိုးရာ လက်ဝှေ့ပွဲတွင် ထိုးသတ်ရန် နိုင်ငံခြားသားနှစ်ဦးနှင့် စာချုပ်" (in Burmese). DVB.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "開始間近！判定有り、タイム無しラウェイ！～『WLC（World Lethwei Championship）-3 "LEGENDARY CHAMPIONS"』ミャンマー・ヤンゴン大会！！". Miruhon (in Japanese). Miruhon. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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