Thulani Mbenge | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Miguel Vazquez | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Dec 8, 2018 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | Retained 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 | Retained 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), 2:05 | 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 |
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