Salimu Jengo (Tanzania)

Title: UBO World Lightweight Champion.

Record: 16-3 (10).

- Salimu Jengo, also known as Salim Mtango, had three fights in 2020, and two of them were UBO World title fights.

On January 31 in Dar Es Sallam he beat massively experienced Suriya Tatakhun (61-6, 41 KOs) from Thailand by seventh round knockout to win the vacant UBO World Lightweight title, outdoors on a rainy night.

In September he stayed busy with another seventh round stoppage, this time of compatriot Baina Mazola 16-7-3, 5 KOs) in a non-title fight.

Christian Demaj vs. Robert Grguric

Title: UBO International Cruiserweight.

Date / Place: February 29, Kehl, Germany.

- Christian Demaj, from Albania but based in Germany, and Robert Grguric, from Croatia but also based in Germany, gave the fans at ringside a real cracker on February 29 in the city of Kehl.

On the line was the UBO International Cruiserweight title, and both men gave it their everything to win the title, with many rounds being close and momentum continuously shifting.

Diego Allan Iablonski (Brazil)

Title: UBO International Super Welterweight Champion.

Record: 7-0 (3).

- When your nickname is “Mexicano”, and you are a professional boxer, you better be able to fight.

And there is no doubt that undefeated UBO International Super Welterweight Champion Diego Allan Iablonski (7-0, 3 KOs) from Brazil is very good at doing just that.

He proved himself winning the UBO belt on October 30 in Guarulhus, beating Brazilian national Champion Morrama Santos by clear unanimous decision, taking his domestic title as well.

Guido Emmanuel Schramm (Argentina)

Title: UBO International Welterweight Champion.

Record: 8-0-1 (5).

He had barely turned twenty years old when he won the UBO International Light Heavyweight title this past November in only his fifth professional fight. Matheus da Silva is the clear-cut 2019 UBO Prospect of the Year!

In Sao Paolo, Brazil, da Silva (5-0, 3 KOs) scored a wide unanimous decision over compatriot Bruno Cesar de Paula, showing maturity beyond his years and experience over the ten round distance.

Fernando Almeida KO 1 Gonzalo Omar Basile

Title: UBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight.

Date / Place: February 15, Sao Paolo, Brazil.

- 30-year old Fernando Rodrigo Simoes de Almeida was a clear underdog when he took on South American Champion Gonzalo Omar Basile on February 15 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The local man, 8-3 (8) at the time, was coming off three losses, albeit against very good opponents, while Basile, 75-12 (36), had won his last seven outings.

Ion Barsan (Romania)

Title: UBO Baltic Super Middleweight Champion.

Record: 6-17, 1 NC (4).

- When you lose seventeen of your first twenty-one fights, but then rededicate yourself and win three straight and the UBO Baltic Super Middleweight title, that constitutes a very nice “comeback”.

This is exactly how things played out for Ion Barsan (6-17, 1 NC, 4 KOs), who never had an amateur fight but found out he wanted more out of his career than taking on tough opponents on little to no notice, being the eternal “opponent”.

Batalha Boxe (Brazil)

- Doing one title fight is demanding enough. Two title fights on one card is certainly not easier, and three obviously demands quite an effort.

So Batalha Boxe promoting two UBO Inter-Continental and one International title on February 15 in Sao Paolo, Brazil deserves special recognition.

Mainly staging MMA events, they are the 2020 UBO BOXING Promoter of the Year.

Sao Paolo, Brazil, February 15.

Batalha Boxe.

Faculdade Uni Santana.

- On February 15 at the Faculdade Uni Santana in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Batalha Boxe staged a UBO championship triple-header.

In the main event, Fernando Luis Pinto (7-1-1, 7 KOs) won the vacant UBO Inter-Continental Welterweight title, scoring a majority decision over local rival Felipe Moledas (10-0, 7 KOs).

Also, underdog Fernando Rodrigo Simoes de Almeida (8-3, 8 KOs) stopped South American Champion Gonzalo Omar Bazile (75-12, 36 KOs) in one to win the UBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.

Lambert Fogoum (Cameroon / UAE)

Title: UBO All-Africa Cruiserweight Champion.

Record: 9-1-1 (8).

- In a year where many fighters have not been able to fight at all, and most must be grateful if they had one fight, UBO All-Africa Cruiserweight Champion Lambert Fogoum (9-1-1, 8 KOs) is a rare case.

He is one of only very few professional boxers who had four fights in 2020, which not only is a testament to his commitment but also shows that he has a great team behind him.  

Brandon Berry (USA)

Title: UBO All-America Welterweight Champion.

Record: 19-5-2 (13).

- This award is given to a person who goes the extra mile to achieve and succeed. Its not easy being a professional boxer, and 2020 was certainly harder than most years.

However, Brandon “The Cannon” Berry, from West Forks, Maine, USA, got on with things as best he could, despite Covid-19, and won the UBO All-America Welterweight title on November 14, stopping Zack Kuhn in two rounds.