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Australia's Logodzki in Uganda for World title kickboxing fight

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Australia's Piotr Logodzki is scheduled to face off with Uganda's Umar Ssemata for the World Muay Thai kickboxing title fight scheduled for Friday.

Logodzki told Xinhua on Wednesday that he is in Uganda to prove a point.

"I am here to take the title from my opponent. It is my first time to come to Uganda and I want to make it memorable with a win," he said.

World Kickboxing Federation supervisor Istvan Rozman will oversee the title fight.

Ssemata who is based in Thailand said he cannot wait for the fight to start because he is well prepared.

"I know Logodzki is a good fighter, but I am also good and a champion," said a confident Ssemata.

His first breakthrough was in 2013 when he beat another Australian Rhys Karakyriacos to win the World Kicking Boxing Council Muay Thai title.

Ssemata has 63 professional fights to his name with 40 wins, 20 losses and three draws.

Lagodzki is based in Sydney and is ranked 10th by the World Kickboxing Federation.

There will also be four under-card fights with South Africa's Gomba Ncedo facing Samir Shakir (Morocco) and Tineyi Madozo (Zambia) taking on Uganda's David Bassajjamuvule in some of the fights. Endit