ROBERT WANGILA
After a great amateur boxing career that finished with a Gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games, Kenya's Robert Wangila (Wangila Napunyi) turned professional on Feb. 24, 1989 scoring a unanimous win over Sidney Gomes who was also making his pro debut. After a couple of easy wins, the former gold medal olympian was put into a very tough matchup against Oklahoma's Buck "Tombstone" Smith who came into the bout with a record of 22-1-2, 16 ko. The bout was on the undercard of Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns rematch at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. A high level challenge for a man with just 3 pro fights. Wangila won a very hard fought majority decision over 6 rounds. Wangila ran off a 6 fight knockout streak and took a record of 10-0, 7 by knockout into his next big test against Indianapolis' Clarence White (13-1, 9 ko) in another battle of prospects. The fight was on the undercard of a talent loaded event that included: Andrew Maynard, ...