Sakaria Lukas

Sakaria Lukas is a Namibian boxer. A bantamweight, Lukas competed for Namibia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Bantamweight division. In his first match, he beat Joseph Ham of Scotland. Following the match, Ham lost consciousness and was treated for a concussion.[1] In Lukas' second match, he was defeated by Botswana's Tirafalo Seoko on points, 11-13.

Lukas began his boxing career in 2006 when he won a gold medal at the Zone 6 Youth Games in Windhoek and a silver medal at the senior Zone 6 championships. He also suffered a knee injury which forced him to take time off from boxing but returned for the 2010 Zone 6 Championships in Johannesburg, where he won a gold medal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Commonwealth Games 2010: Scots boxer collapses after bout Scotsman.com, 10 October 2010
  2. ↑ Commonwealth Games Team - Boxing Namibia Sport, 30 September 2010


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