Virgil Kalakoda

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Virgil Kalakoda
Born (1979-12-24) 24 December 1979
Cape Town, South Africa
Other names The Conqueror, Victorious
Nationality South Africa South African
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Sydney, Australia
Team Full Body Impact Gym
Steve's Gym
Warrior's MMA Academy
Trainer Tony Del Vecchio
Steve Kalakoda
Years active 1996–present
Professional boxing record
Total 36
Wins 25
By knockout 16
Losses 8
By knockout 3
Draws 3
Kickboxing record
Total 20
Wins 10
By knockout 3
Losses 10
By knockout 5
Amateur career
Total 10
Wins 9
Losses 1
Other information
Notable relatives Steve Kalakoda, Father
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: 26 December 2011

Virgil "The Conqueror" Kalakoda (born 24 December 1979) is a South African welterweight boxer and kickboxer, fighting out of Full Body Impact Gym in Sydney, Australia. He is former light-middleweight boxing champion, currently competing in K-1 MAX.[1]

Early career

Virgil grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. His dad Steve Kalakoda was a boxer and he used to go to the gym with him, and learnt by watching, since he was about 4 years old. Growing up around the likes of Mike Bernardo when he was in his K-1 prime was a huge influence to him.[2]

He had 10 amateur boxing fights, with only one loss to Ruben Groenewald in the final of the national tryouts.

Professional boxing career

Virgil turned pro in 1996 at 18 years of age defeating Patrick Ngqoba by TKO on his debut in Cape Town. He went undefeated for his first seven professional bouts before suffering his first loss to Pascal Mtungu in 1997. In 2000 Virgil had his first professional title fight losing to Joseph Makaringe by tenth round TKO for the South African welterweight title. Virgil responded well to this setback winning his next thirteen fights between 2000 and 2003 and picked up the I.B.C. light middleweight world title and I.B.F. and W.B.N. intercontinental light middleweight titles. He suffered his first defeat in four years when he lost via split decision to fellow South African William Gare in a non title fight in Cape Town. After a win against Wahab Adebisi he decided to move into the world of kickboxing.

K-1 MAX

Virgil made his K-1 MAX debut on 4 May 2005 at the K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open against former champion Albert Kraus with the prize being a place at the quarter final stage of the 2005 K-1 MAX final. Virgil was unable to defeat the 2002 champion but impressed enough to be offered a super fight at the final event.[3] After racking up a couple of wins with the promotion he was invited back the following year to take place in qualifying only to lose to the 2004 champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk.[4] Once again Virgil impressed in the split decision extension round defeat and was invited to take part in the quarter finals despite the loss. At the final he met Andy Souwer in the quarter finals and suffered his first stoppage defeat.[5]

Later that year Virgil made his first (and so far only) appearance in Shoot boxing's number one event – the S-Cup. He met fellow boxer Daniel Dawson in the quarter final stage but was unable to proceed losing by unanimous decision. Despite early initial promise with the K-1 organization Virgil's record has been patchy – mixing good wins against the likes of Takayuki Kohiruimaki and Ole Laursen with a number of defeats including a shock loss against Se Ki Kim at the K-1 Fighting Network Khan in 2007.

Titles

  • 2002-03 W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental champion (2 title defences)
  • 2002 I.B.F. light middleweight Inter-Continental champion
  • 2001 I.B.C. light middleweight world champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
10 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 10 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2010-06-06 Loss Japan Hiroki Shishido Shoot Boxing 25th Anniversary - Ishin 3rd Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Straight Left) 3 2:15 10-10
2009-11-27 Win South Korea Jae Gil Noh The Khan 2 Seoul, South Korea Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 10-9
2009-11-20 Loss Turkey Ali Gunyar War of the Worlds Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 9-9
2009-08-08 Win Japan Kozo Mitsuyama Xplosion Super Fight 19 Gold Coast, Australia Ext.R KO (Punch) 4 9-8
2008-10-01 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken K-1 World MAX 2008 Final, Opening Fight Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 1 1:42 8-8
2008-05-31 Win Philippines Ole Laursen K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Super Fight Stockholm, Sweden Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 8-7
2008-04-09 Loss Japan Masato K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 Hiroshima, Japan KO (Right Hook) 3 0:22 7-7
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8.
2008-02-24 Win South Korea Se Ki Kim K-1 Asia MAX 2008, Super Fight Seoul, South Korea Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 7-6
2007-10-03 Win Japan Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2007 Final, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 1:56 6-6
2007-07-21 Loss South Korea Se Ki Kim K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 Seoul, South Korea KO 2 1:48 5-6
2007-06-28 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 5-5
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2007 Final although will be invited to take part in a reserve fight.
2007-04-04 Win Japan Hiroyuki Maeda K-1 MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 5-4
2006-11-03 Loss Australia Daniel Dawson S-Cup 2006, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4-4
2006-09-16 Win South Korea Chi Bin Lim K-1 KHAN 2006 Seoul Seoul, South Korea Ext.R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 4-3
2006-09-04 Win Japan Hiroyuki Maeda K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions Challenge Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 2 0:33 3-3
2006-06-30 Loss Netherlands Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2006 Final, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns) 3 2:23 2-3
2006-04-05 Loss Thailand Buakaw Por.Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2006 Open Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2-2
Despite defeat is invited to the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final to take part in the quarter finals.
2006-02-25 Win Thailand Sinbi Taewoong K-1 KHAN 2006 Busan, Super Fight Busan, South Korea Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2-1
2005-07-20 Win Japan Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2005 Final, Super Fight Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 1-1
2005-05-04 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2005 Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 0-1
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2005 Final although will be invited to take part in a super fight.

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Boxing record

Boxing Record[6]
25 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 8 Losses, 3 Draws
Date Result Opponent Venue Location Method Round Time Record
2012-12-09 Loss Australia Yao Yi Ma Olympic Park Sports Centre Homebush, Australia TKO 8(12) 1:42 25-8-3
For IBF Pan Pacific light middleweight title.
2011-12-09 Loss Australia Daniel Dawson WA Italian Club Perth, Australia Decision (Majority) 12(12) 3:00 25-7-3
For vacant PABA light middleweight title.
For vacant WBA Pan African light middleweight title.
2011-07-23 Draw Australia Daniel Dawson WA Italian Club Perth, Australia Decision (Split) 12(12) 3:00 25-6-3
For interim PABA light middleweight title.
2011-04-29 Draw Australia John Akauola Roundhouse Kensington, New South Wales, Australia Decision (Majority) 6(6) 3:00 25-6-2
2011-03-25 Loss Australia Leroy Brown Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 6(6) 3:00 25-6-1
2009-10-30 Loss Australia King Davidson Roundhouse Sydney, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 3:00 25-5-1
For vacant W.B.O. Africa light middleweight title.
2004-04-10 Win Nigeria Wahab Adebisi U.J. Esuene Stadium Calabar, Nigeria KO 2(10) 25-4-1
2004-01-27 Loss South Africa William Gare Ratanga Junction Cape Town, South Africa Decision (Split) 10(10) 3:00 24-4-1
2003-09-09 Win Finland Kai Kauramaki Club Albena Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 10(10) 3:00 24-3-1
2003-06-24 Win Bulgaria Djemal Mehmedov Sala Sporturilor Olympia Ploiesti, Romania KO 1(10) 23-3-1
2003-03-04 Win Panama Elvis Guerrero Sala Sporturilor Iaşi, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 3:00 22-3-1
Retains W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2002-12-10 Win Czech Republic Tomas Kugler Sala Sporturilor Constanta, Romania TKO 11(12) 21-3-1
Retains W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2002-10-29 Win Romania Cristian Zamfir Wynberg Military Sport Complex Cape Town, South Africa KO 1(8) 20-3-1
2002-07-09 Win Bulgaria Stefan Dimitrov Club Albena Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 3:00 19-3-1
Wins inaugural W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2001-02-27 Win Cameroon Dieudonne Takou Kotonang Somerset West, South Africa Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 3:00 18-3-1
Wins vacant I.B.F. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2001-09-25 Win South Africa Alex Cabinga Wynberg Military Sport Complex Cape Town, South Africa TKO 5(6) 17-3-1
2001-06-08 Win Nigeria Cyprian Emeti Grand West Casino Cape Town, South Africa KO 2(12) 1:33 16-3-1
Wins vacant I.B.C. light middleweight world title.
2001-02-27 Win Cameroon Dieudonne Takou Kotonang Parow Civic Centre Cape Town, South Africa TKO 2(6) 15-3-1
2001-01-27 Win United States Altoria Horne The Moon Tallahassee, Florida, USA Decision (Unanimous) 8(8) 3:00 14-3-1
2000-09-03 Win South Africa Kholisile Mavatha Bellville Velodrome Cape Town, South Africa TKO 2(10) 13-3-1
2000-08-13 Win South Africa Morris Dakada Wynberg Military Sport Complex Cape Town, South Africa KO 1(10) 12-3-1
2000-02-20 Loss South Africa Joseph Makaringe Wembley Indoor Arena Johannesburg, South Africa TKO 8(10) 11-3-1
For vacant South African welterweight title.
1999-09-24 Win England Robert Wright Rhydycar Leisure Centre Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK Decision 6(6) 3:00 11-2-1
1999-04-20 Loss Hungary Zoltan Szili Carousel Hotel & Casino Temba, South Africa KO 1(8) 10-2-1
1999-02-27 Win England Paul Miles York Hall London, England, UK Decision 6(6) 3:00 10-1-1
1998-11-09 Win South Africa Oupa Ntshangulu Carousel Hotel & Casino Temba, South Africa KO 1(6) 9-1-1
1998-07-28 Win South Africa Andile Professor Blom Carousel Hotel & Casino Temba, South Africa KO 1(6) 8-1-1
1998-02-21 Win South Africa Andile Professor Blom Great Centenary Hall New Brighton, South Africa TKO 4(6) 7-1-1
1997-11-08 Loss South Africa Pascal Mtungu Village Green Durban, South Africa Decision 4(4) 3:00 6-1-1
1997-10-08 Win South Africa Thomas Pisane Carousel Hotel & Casino Temba, South Africa Decision 4(4) 3:00 6-0-1
1997-08-28 Win South Africa Michael Ramabele Johannesburg, South Africa Decision 4(4) 3:00 5-0-1
1997-08-23 Win South Africa Zana Mlenzana Nasrec Indoor Arena Johannesburg, South Africa Decision 6(6) 3:00 4-0-1
1997-06-28 Win South Africa Zana Mlenzana Nasrec Indoor Arena Johannesburg, South Africa TKO 3(6) 3:00 3-0-1
1996-07-21 Draw South Africa Michael Mbasane Wynberg Military Sports Centre Cape Town, South Africa Draw 4(4) 3:00 2-0-1
1996-05-12 Win South Africa Sakhiwo Saxie Kilani Cape Town, South Africa TKO 1(4) 2-0
1996-03-17 Win South Africa Patrick Ngqoba 3 Arts Theatre Cape Town, South Africa TKO 1(4) 1-0
Professional debut.

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fighters Profile (Virgil Kalakoda)". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
  2. ↑ "Virgil Kalakoda: First Steps Towards the MAX Belt". www.kakutougi.info. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  3. ↑ "Champions Win at World Max '05 Open Tournament". K-1 Grand Prix Website. 
  4. ↑ "Champions Prevail at K-1 World Max '06 Final Elimination". K-1 Grand Prix Website. 
  5. ↑ DiPietro, Monty. "Buakaw Best in World Max Final". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
  6. ↑ "Virgil Kalakoda's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 

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