Deejay Kriel

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Deejay Kriel
Born (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 28)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins18
Wins by KO8
Losses2
Draws1

Deejay Kriel (born June 20, 1995) is a South African professional boxer who held the IBF mini-flyweight title in 2019. [1]

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Professional career

Early career

Kriel made his professional debut against Colin Tloubatla on April 10, 2014. He lost the fight on points. Kriel rebounded from this loss by amassing a 11-1-1 record, before fighting Dexter Alimento for the vacant WBC International mini-flyweight title on July 23, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [2] He fought twice more before he challenged for a world title, with one of this fights being a WBC International title defense. [3]

IBF mini flyweight champion

Kriel was scheduled to challenge the reigning IBF mini-flyweight champion Carlos Licona on February 16, 2019 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was his first fight outside of South Africa. [4] He came into the fight as an underdog. [5] Despite this, Kriel won the fight by a late twelfth-round knockout. Coming into the last round, Kriel was down on two of the judges scorecards who had Licona up 108-101, while the third judge had Kriel at 105-104. Kriel managed to knock his opponent out with a left hook, with just 44 seconds left in the bout. [6] During the post-fight interview, Kriel stated his desire to fight the WBC strawweight champion Wanheng Menayothin in a title unification fight. [7]

Kriel was scheduled to face Jesus Fernando Aguirre in a non-title bout on November 30, 2019. He made quick work of his opponent, knocking Aguirre out in the first round. Kriel was afterwards ordered by the IBF to defend his title for a purse of $16 250. Unsatisfied with this, he opted to vacate the IBF title and move up to junior flyweight. [8]

Move to light flyweight

Kriel was scheduled to challenge the reigning IBF junior-flyweight champion Felix Alvarado, in the latter's second title defense, on January 2, 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. [9] Alvardo knocked Kriel down in both the second and fourth rounds, before finishing him by technical knockout in the tenth round. [10]

Kriel faced Thembelani Nxoshe on 9 December 2022, following a 23-month long absence from the sport. [11] He won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 78–74, 77–75 and 76–76. [12]

Professional boxing record

21 fights18 wins2 losses
By knockout81
By decision101
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win18–2–1Jafet AmukwaUD1015 Jul 2023Booysens Boxing Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
20Win17–2–1Thembelani NxosheMD89 Dec 2022The Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
19Loss16–2–1 Felix Alvarado TKO10 (12), 1:392 Jan 2021 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.For IBF junior-flyweight title
18Win16–1–1Jesus Fernando AguirreKO1 (4), 1:5430 Nov 2019Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
17Win15–1–1 Carlos Licona KO12 (12), 2:1616 Feb 2019 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, USWon IBF mini-flyweight title
16Win14–1–1Xolisa MagushaUD123 Mar 2018Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaRetained WBC International mini-flyweight title
15Win13–1–1Thembelani OkoloMD821 Oct 2017Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
14Win12–1–1Dexter AlimentoUD1223 Jul 2017Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaWon vacant WBC International mini-flyweight title
13Win11–1–1Xolisa MagushaUD823 Apr 2017Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
12Win10–1–1Nyelisani ThagambegaTKO5 (10)22 Oct 2016Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
11Win9–1–1Nyelisani ThagambegaTKO7 (8), 2:3124 Jul 2016Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
10Draw8–1–1 Ayanda Ndulani SD624 Apr 2016Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
9Win8–1Morabedi KhotleUD67 Feb 2016Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
8Win7–1Thabo MoabiTKO3 (6)1 Dec 2015Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
7Win6–1Edward DisloanePTS44 Oct 2015Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
6Win5–1Thabo MoabiTKO5 (6)30 Jul 2015Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
5Win4–1Clever MdingiTKO3 (4)13 Apr 2015Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
4Win3–1Donald KhetsaneTKO3 (4)3 Dec 2014Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
3Win2–1Clever MdingiPTS428 Aug 2014Presleys Restaurant, Boksburg, South Africa
2Win1–1Colin TloubatlaPTS426 Jun 2014Presleys Restaurant, Boksburg, South Africa
1Loss0–1Colin TloubatlaPTS410 Apr 2014Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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References

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  2. ↑ "DEEJAY KRIEL WINS WBC INTERNATIONAL TITLE". boxingafrica.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Wainwright, Anson (28 February 2018). "Deejay Kriel: 'I will beat whoever they put in front of me to become champion'". ringtv.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by IBF mini-flyweight champion
16 February 2019 – 4 July 2019
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Pedro Taduran
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