Ricardo Malajika

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Ricardo Malajika
Personal information
Nickname
Magic Man [1]
Born (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 27) [1]
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [1]
Weight Flyweight, Super-flyweight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights19
Wins17
Win by KO12
Losses2

Ricardo Malajika (born 28 August 1998) is a South African professional boxer who has held the IBO super-flyweight title since September 2023. He is also a former IBO flyweight champion.

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Career

Malajika made his professional debut at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, on 21 October 2018, knocking out Nkululeko Mnisi in the first of their scheduled four-round contest. [3]

At the same venue, he claimed the vacant IBO super-flyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Luis Munoz on 2 September 2023. [4] [5]

Malajika successfully defended his title with wins over Marcel Braithwaite via unanimous decision on 5 April 2024, [6] [7] and Yanga Sigqibo by 11th round stoppage on 23 August 2024. [8] [9]

Moving down a weight division and again at Emperors Palace, he challenged IBO flyweight champion Jackson Chauke on 1 March 2025. Malajika became a two-weight title holder when he stopped his opponent in the second round. [10] [11]

Once more at Emperors Palace, he defended his super-flyweight title for the third time against Jayson Mama on 9 August 2025. He knocked his opponent to the canvas five times before the fight was stopped in the fifth round. [12] [13]

Again at the same venue, Malajika retained his super-flyweight championship for the fourth time on 29 November 2025, defeating Vince Paras by unanimous decision. [14] [15]

Personal life

Malajika's younger brother Charlton is also a professional boxer. [16] [17]

Professional boxing record

19 fights17 wins2 losses
By knockout120
By decision52
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Win17–2 Vince Paras UD1229 Nov 2025Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaRetained IBO super-flyweight title
18Win16–2Jayson MamaTKO5 (12), 1:099 Aug 2025Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaRetained IBO super-flyweight title
17Win15–2 Jackson Chauke KO2 (12)1 Mar 2025Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaWon IBO flyweight title
16Win14–2Yanga SigqiboKO11 (12)23 Aug 2024Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaRetained IBO super-flyweight title
15Win13–2 Marcel Braithwaite UD125 Apr 2024Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaRetained IBO super-flyweight title
14Win12–2Kevin Luis MuñozUD122 Sep 2023Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaWon vacant IBO super-flyweight title
13Win11–2Adrian LerasanTKO5 (10)18 Mar 2023Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
12Win10–2Sihle JelwanaTKO8 (8)10 Dec 2022Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
11Win9–2Arnel LubisiTKO2 (6)17 Sep 2022Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
10Loss8–2Sikho NqotholeUD89 Apr 2022Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa
9Win8–1Khayalethu MbedjeKO1 (8)25 Sep 2021Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
8Loss7–1Sabelo NgebinyanaSD814 Mar 2021Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
7Win7–0Rofhiwa NemushungwaUD1019 Dec 2020Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
6Win6–0Mnqobi MqhizeTKO8 (10), 1:3130 Nov 2019Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
5Win5–0Layten GlossTKO6 (10), 1:5323 Aug 2019Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
4Win4–0Arnel LubisiKO1 (6)8 Jun 2019Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
3Win3–0Andile CindiUD624 Feb 2019Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
2Win2–0Tebogo MakwalaTKO1 (4), 2:298 Dec 2018Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
1Win1–0Nkululeko MinsoKO1 (4)21 Oct 2018Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ricardo Malajika". tapology.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Ricardo Malajika". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "Young talent shows fighting spirit". Southern Courier. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ricardo Malajika wins vacant IBO title". supersport.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "South African Boxer Ricardo Malajika Triumphs In IBO Junior Bantamweight Title Fight". Zenger. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Malajika retains IBO title on a complete shutout". supersport.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Edenvale champ retains world title at boxing tournament". Bedfordview and Edenvale News. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "IBO Junior Bantamweight Champ Malajika Drops Sigqibo Three Times, Wins By 11th Round Stoppage". Fight Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "SA boxer Sigqibo hospitalised after losing his challenge to Malajika". Times Live. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ricardo Malajika Blitzes Jackson Chauke in Two Rounds". The Ring. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ricardo Malajika Stops Jackson Chauke To Become A Two-Weight Champ". Fight Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Malajika Stops Mama To Retain His IBO Junior Bantamweight Title". Fight Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Malajika Drops Mama 5 Times In A Stoppage Win". boxingnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ricardo Malajika retains IBO world super-flyweight title against Vince Paras". British Boxing News. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Malajika triumphs over Paras to retain IBO title". Sowetan. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ricardo Malajika Wants To Get a Crack at Bam Rodriguez". The Ring. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Malajika's team prepares third title bout for the champ". Times Live. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
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