Jonathan Kumuteo

About

British professional boxer born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who fights as a welterweight. He has 50,000 followers on Instagram and 190,000 on TikTok.

Before Fame

At the age of nine, he joined the Sea Cadets, where he received qualifications in canoeing, yachting, and marine engineering. He left at 16 to become an amateur boxer, training with the Finchley Amateur Boxing Club.

Trivia

Kumuteo spent four years overcoming a rare, chronic inflammatory skin condition, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, which required several surgeries and various medications. He was chosen to represent the Congo in the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament but turned it down because he had needed surgery and feared he would not recover in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualification tournament.

Family Life

He was born in Lumumbashi in what was formerly known as Zaire. His family escaped the country's Civil War, moving to Lusaka, Zambia. In 2003, at seven years old, his mother woke him in the middle of the night and put him on a plane alone to London. 

Associated With

Kumuteo fights with promoter Frank Warren and Queensbury Promotions, whose other boxing clients include heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, Tommy Fury, and number one-ranked super middleweight Zach Parker.