Thulani Mbenge | |||||||||||||||
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Born | |||||||||||||||
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
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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]
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]
As a professional Mbenge has won South African, WBC, IBO and African Boxing Union titles. [4]
23 fights | 21 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 0 |
By decision | 6 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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23 | Win | 21-2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Oct 19, 2024 | ![]() | Won the vacant IBO welterweight title | |
22 | Win | 20-2 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Mar 02, 2024 | ![]() | ||
21 | Loss | 19-2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Dec 17, 2022 | ![]() | For Vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title | |
20 | Win | 19-1 | ![]() Idd Pialari | TKO | 2(10) 1:54 | Jun 30, 2022 | ![]() | ||
19 | Win | 18-1 | ![]() Jabulani Makhense | TKO | 3 (12) 2:43 | Jun 19, 2021 | ![]() | Won WBA Pan African Welterweight Title | |
18 | Win | 17-1 | ![]() Mziwoxolo Ndwayana | KO | 4 (12) 2:01 | Dec 18, 2020 | ![]() | Won South Africa Welterweight Title | |
17 | Win | 16-1 | ![]() Mardochee Kuvesa Katembo | UD | 10 | Oct 17, 2020 | ![]() | Won Vacant African Boxing Union Welterweight Title | |
16 | Loss | 15-1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Jul 6, 2019 | ![]() | Lost IBO World Welterweight Title | |
15 | Win | 15-0 | ![]() | RTD | 9 (12) | Dec 8, 2018 | ![]() | Defended IBO Welterweight Title | |
14 | Win | 14-0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (12) 0:36 | Jun 23, 2018 | ![]() | Won IBO welterweight title | |
13 | Win | 13-0 | ![]() Diego Cruz | UD | 12 | Mar 3, 2018 | ![]() | Won Vacant WBC International Welterweight Title | |
12 | Win | 12-0 | ![]() Mziwoxolo Ndwayana | UD | 12 | Sep 9, 2017 | ![]() | Defended South Africa Welterweight Title | |
11 | Win | 11-0 | ![]() Jay Ar Inson | UD | 8 | Jun 10, 2017 | ![]() | ||
10 | Win | 10-0 | ![]() Shaun Ness | TKO | 7 (12) | Apr 23, 2017 | ![]() | Won South Africa Welterweight Title | |
9 | Win | 9-0 | ![]() Ntuthuko Memela | TKO | 3 (8) | Feb 4, 2017 | ![]() | ||
8 | Win | 8-0 | ![]() Eric Kapia Mukadi | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 1, 2016 | ![]() | ||
7 | Win | 7-0 | ![]() Zenzile Ntanzi | TKO | 1 (6) | Jul 24, 2016 | ![]() | ||
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (6) | Apr 23, 2016 | ![]() | ||
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 7, 2017 | ![]() | ||
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) | Oct 14, 2015 | ![]() | ||
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (4) | Oct 4, 2015 | ![]() | ||
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4) | Jul 29, 2015 | ![]() | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4) | May 16, 2015 | ![]() |