Thulani Mbenge

Thulani Mbenge
Born	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33) Mdantsane, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	23
Wins	21
Wins by KO	15
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing   South Africa Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Welterweight

Thulani Mbenge (born July 15, 1991) is a South African professional boxer. He is the current IBO welterweight champion. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. ^[2]

Amateur career

Mbenge was an outstanding amateur before joining the professional ranks, winning the South African junior welterweight championships in 2010 and 2011, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. ^[3]

Professional career

As a professional Mbenge has won South African, WBC, IBO and African Boxing Union titles. ^[4]

Professional boxing record

23 fights	21 wins	2 losses
By knockout	15	0
By decision	6	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Win	21-2	Michael McKinson	UD	12	Oct 19, 2024	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Won the vacant IBO welterweight title
22	Win	20-2	Leandro Ariel Fonseca	UD	10	Mar 02, 2024	Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa
21	Loss	19-2	Souleymane Cissokho	UD	12	Dec 17, 2022	Parc des expositions, Nantes, France	For Vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title
20	Win	19-1	Idd Pialari	TKO	2(10) 1:54	Jun 30, 2022	The Gallery, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
19	Win	18-1	Jabulani Makhense	TKO	3 (12) 2:43	Jun 19, 2021	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Won WBA Pan African Welterweight Title
18	Win	17-1	Mziwoxolo Ndwayana	KO	4 (12) 2:01	Dec 18, 2020	Memorial Centre, Kagiso, South Africa	Won South Africa Welterweight Title
17	Win	16-1	Mardochee Kuvesa Katembo	UD	10	Oct 17, 2020	Klipspruit Sport Centre, Soweto, South Africa	Won Vacant African Boxing Union Welterweight Title
16	Loss	15-1	Sebastian Formella	UD	12	Jul 6, 2019	CU Arena Neugraben, Hamburg, Germany	Lost IBO World Welterweight Title
15	Win	15-0	Miguel Vazquez	RTD	9 (12)	Dec 8, 2018	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Defended IBO Welterweight Title
14	Win	14-0	Diego Gabriel Chaves	TKO	7 (12) 0:36	Jun 23, 2018	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Won IBO welterweight title
13	Win	13-0	Diego Cruz	UD	12	Mar 3, 2018	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Won Vacant WBC International Welterweight Title
12	Win	12-0	Mziwoxolo Ndwayana	UD	12	Sep 9, 2017	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Defended South Africa Welterweight Title
11	Win	11-0	Jay Ar Inson	UD	8	Jun 10, 2017	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
10	Win	10-0	Shaun Ness	TKO	7 (12)	Apr 23, 2017	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Won South Africa Welterweight Title
9	Win	9-0	Ntuthuko Memela	TKO	3 (8)	Feb 4, 2017	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
8	Win	8-0	Eric Kapia Mukadi	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 1, 2016	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
7	Win	7-0	Zenzile Ntanzi	TKO	1 (6)	Jul 24, 2016	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
6	Win	6–0	Maiala Antonio	TKO	1 (6)	Apr 23, 2016	Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa
5	Win	5–0	Andile Mabilisa	KO	1 (4)	Feb 7, 2017	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
4	Win	4–0	Xolani Mgidi	TKO	1 (4)	Oct 14, 2015	Barnyard Theatre, Rivonia, Johannesburg, South Africa
3	Win	3–0	Thabo Mnguni	TKO	2 (4)	Oct 4, 2015	Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
2	Win	2–0	Vusi Bilankulu	TKO	1 (4)	Jul 29, 2015	Presley's Nightclub, Pretoria, South Africa
1	Win	1–0	Makhosonke Abrahams	KO	1 (4)	May 16, 2015	International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa

References

1. "Boxing record for Thulani Mbenge". BoxRec .
2. "Glasgow 2014 Boxing". Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014.
3. "South African welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge returns to action after being out of the ring for a year". Boxing Africa. 25 June 2022.
4. "Thulani Mbenge". Champion.info.