Patricia Apolot
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Patricia Apolot | |
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| Born | 6 November 1990 Ngora, Uganda |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Occupations | Professional Kickboxer & Taekwondo Athlete |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Known for | Kickboxing & Taekwondo |
Patricia Apolot is a female Ugandan professional martial artist. She is the reigning Ugandan female kickboxing champion[1] and also holds the Super Lightweight World Kickboxing Federation International title, obtained in June 2015, by defeating Ivana Mirkov of Serbia, in Dunaújváros, Hungary.[2]
Patricia was born to Josephine Aujo and Emmanuel Mukula on 6 November 1990. She grew up in Ngora, under the care of her maternal great grandmother. She attended St. Aloysius Primary School from 1996 to 2002, transferring to Teso Integrated Secondary School, where she completed her O-Level studies in 2006.[2] She completed S6 in 2008.[3]
Following completion of her A-Level studies, she relocated to Kampala to live with her mother. After trying several vocational endeavors, including football, she settled on boxing in 2010. That changed to kickboxing in 2013. In 2014, she became a professional kickboxer.[2][3]