Juuko faces Burke

Jan 16, 2003

LIGHTWEIGHT boxer Justin “The Ugandan Destroyer” Juuko is set to fight England-based World Boxing Union (WBU) lightweight champion David Burke next month in Liverpool.

By Phillip Corry

LIGHTWEIGHT boxer Justin “The Ugandan Destroyer” Juuko is set to fight England-based World Boxing Union (WBU) lightweight champion David Burke next month in Liverpool.

“I hope to fight with Burke next month in his home town of Liverpool and I am trying trush out the deal from here,” Juuko said. “I am really feeling fit and want to fight for a world title. He is a southpaw and a really hard fighter and I like them like that.”

This will the second time that the Las Vegas-based Ugandan will land a world title shot. In 1999, he fought Floyd Mayweather Junior for the WBC super featherweight champion and Antonio Ramirez for the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) title.

Burke was the former Commonwealth lightweight champion and has a record that reads us 22-7-0-(7 KOs).

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