Thulani Malinga

Thulani Malinga
Statistics
Real name Thulani Malinga
Nickname(s) Sugarboy
Rated at Light heavyweight
Super middleweight
Middleweight
Height 5 '9"
Nationality South African
Born 11 December 1955
Ladysmith, South Africa
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 57
Wins 44
Wins by KO 19
Losses 13

Thulani Malinga (born 11 December 1955) is a South African former boxer, who was twice WBC super middleweight champion.

Professional career

Known as "Sugar Boy", Malinga turned pro in 1981 after compiling an amateur Record of 185–10, beginning his career with a first-round stoppage of Victor Zulu on 8 August 1981. Malinga held several championship titles during a twenty year career as a middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight, fighting memorable bouts against Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Roy Jones, Jr., among others.

In 1989 he got his first shot at a title, taking on undefeated IBF super middleweight title holder Graciano Rocchigiani. Malinga lost a decision, and the next year took on Lindell Holmes, again for the IBF super middleweight title. He again lost via decision, and in 1992 got a shot at the WBO super middleweight title against Chris Eubank, during which Malinga was dropped in the fifth round and lost a close decision. Three months later he was also to lose a close decision—by just half a point—against Nigel Benn. After many fights in his native South Africa, and a further KO loss to Roy Jones, Jr. in the U.S., he landed another shot at the title in March 1996 against Benn, who was now the WBC super middleweight champion. Despite suffering a knockdown, Malinga scored an upset against Benn to win the title, but ended up losing the title in his first defense against Vincenzo Nardiello. He regained the title in his next fight, a decision win over Robin Reid (who had defeated Nardiello in his first defense of the title). However, he would again lose the belt in his first defense against Richie Woodhall, via decision. He fought four more times, retiring after a suffering an eighth-round TKO against Ole Klemetsen on 14 January 2000, finishing his career with 44 wins (20 by KO) and 13 losses.

Professional boxing record

44 wins (19 knockouts, 25 decisions), 13 losses (3 knockouts, 10 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 41-4 Norway Ole "Golden Viking" Klemetsen TKO 8 14/01/2000 Denmark Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark IBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 28-1 Denmark Mads Larsen KO 10 19/03/1999 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark IBO/WBF World Super Middleweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-0 Denmark Peter H Madsen TKO 9 27/11/1998 Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark WBF World Super Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26-1 Sweden Fredrik Alvarez TKO 11 05/06/1998 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark WBF World Super Middleweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22-1 United Kingdom Richie Woodhall UD 12 27/03/1998 England Ice Rink, Telford, United Kingdom WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 109-118, 111-117, 110-118.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25-0-1 United Kingdom Robin "Grim Reaper" Reid UD 12 19/12/1997 England New London Arena, Millwall, United Kingdom WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 117-113, 115-114, 117-112.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 29-5 Italy Vincenzo Nardiello SD 12 06/07/1996 England Nynex Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 116-111, 112-114, 112-116.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 42-2-1 United Kingdom Nigel "Dark Destroyer" Benn SD 12 02/03/1996 Tyne and Wear Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 118-109, 114-112, 111-115.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-15 United Kingdom Trevor Ambrose PTS 8 22/07/1995 England New London Arena, Millwall, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-2 South Africa Soon "Bazooka" Botes TKO 7 04/03/1995 South Africa Carousel Hotel & Casino, Temba, North West, South Africa South Africa Super Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-0 South Africa Martin Opperman TKO 9 20/11/1994 South Africa Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-5 Ghana Ray Acquaye TKO 5 14/08/1994 South Africa Wild Coast Sun, Port Alfred, South Africa ABU Super Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-2 South Africa Mohammed Isaacs KO 7 20/02/1994 South Africa Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22-0 United States Roy Jones, Jr. KO 6 14/08/1993 Mississippi Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States Malinga knocked out at 1:57 of the sixth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-0-1 South Africa Gary Ballard PTS 12 10/02/1993 South Africa City Hall, Durban, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-4-1 South Africa "Slim" Jim Murray PTS 12 14/09/1992 South Africa Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 32-2 United Kingdom Nigel "Dark Destroyer" Benn PTS 10 23/05/1992 England National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 29-0 United Kingdom Chris Eubank SD 12 01/02/1992 England National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom WBO Super Middleweight Title. 112-116, 115-112, 113-115.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-2-2 South Africa Leonard Friedman UD 10 13/08/1991 Bophuthatswana Morula Sun, Mabopane, Bophuthatswana
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 42-5 United States Lindell Holmes UD 12 15/12/1990 Italy Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Italy IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 112-116, 112-116, 113-117.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31-7-1 South Africa Sakkie Horn PTS 12 11/10/1990 South Africa Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 24-2 United States "Big" John Jarvis MD 12 05/08/1990 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia IBF Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title. 114-115, 111-117, 117-117.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-13-1 United States Tony "The Tiger" Harrison UD 10 29/01/1990 South Africa First National Bank Arena, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-5-1 United States Oscar Pena PTS 10 05/12/1989 South Africa First National Bank Arena, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24-9-2 Puerto Rico Jose Quinones TKO 8 21/10/1989 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20-2-1 United States Vincent Boulware PTS 10 18/09/1989 South Africa Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 37-4-2 United States "Little" Nicky Walker PTS 10 27/05/1989 Bophuthatswana Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-2-2 United States Mike Peak PTS 10 11/03/1989 South Africa Springs Indoor Arena, Springs, South Africa
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 26-0 Germany Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 27/01/1989 Germany Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 111-117, 113-119, 112-119.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-7-3 United States Larry Musgrove PTS 10 18/07/1988 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20-5 United States "Diamond" Jim MacDonald PTS 10 07/03/1988 South Africa Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21-5-2 Republic of Ireland Harry Cowap PTS 10 01/02/1988 South Africa Ellis Park Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 20-5-1 South Africa Sakkie Horn DQ 12 21/11/1987 South Africa Springs Indoor Arena, Springs, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-7 South Africa Prince Tukane KO 6 18/10/1987 South Africa City Hall, East London, South Africa
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 18-5-1 South Africa Sakkie Horn PTS 12 09/05/1987 South Africa Far North Rugby Stadium, Pietersburg, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-4-2 South Africa Freddie Rafferty PTS 12 15/12/1986 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17-4-1 South Africa Sakkie Horn PTS 12 19/10/1986 South Africa Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Light Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33-4 South Africa "Boxing" Gregory Clark PTS 12 28/06/1986 South Africa Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-5-1 South Africa Pieter de Bruin TKO 8 08/03/1986 South Africa Crown Mines Entertainment Center, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-0-2 South Africa Kosie van Vuuren KO 11 14/12/1985 South Africa Currie's Fountain, Durban, South Africa South Africa Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-4-1 South Africa Pieter de Bruin PTS 6 27/07/1985 Bophuthatswana Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 35-15-2 Belgium Frankie Decaestecker TKO 5 22/06/1985 South Africa Bleskop Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-5-1 South Africa Robert Madi KO 8 20/04/1985 South Africa Currie's Fountain, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-1 United Kingdom Gavin Stirrup KO 2 15/03/1985 South Africa Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-3 Italy Mwehu Beya TKO 6 26/10/1984 South Africa Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19-3 South Africa Michael Motsoane PTS 12 15/06/1984 South Africa Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-6 South Africa Prince Tukane PTS 8 01/05/1984 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-8-1 South Africa John Diamini KO 4 27/02/1984 South Africa City Hall, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-3-1 South Africa Samson Mohloai PTS 12 07/02/1983 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa South Africa Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-7-2 South Africa David Kalako PTS 6 04/10/1982 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-1-2 South Africa Shadrack Sithole KO 2 13/09/1982 South Africa City Hall, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Natal Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-2-2 South Africa Graham Mdingi TKO 2 28/08/1982 South Africa Steadeville Stadium, Ladysmith, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 35-9-1 South Africa Morris Mohloai PTS 6 05/06/1982 South Africa Steadeville Stadium, Ladysmith, South Africa
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 6-3-1 South Africa Patrick Tshabalala PTS 6 17/04/1982 South Africa Ermelo, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-1 South Africa Werdie Jacobs KO 3 30/11/1981 South Africa West Ridge Park, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win -- South Africa Cyprian Shandu PTS 4 12/09/1981 South Africa Red Cross Hall, Durban, South Africa
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win -- South Africa Victor Zulu TKO 1 08/08/1981 South Africa Red Cross Hall, Durban, South Africa

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Preceded by
Nigel Benn		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
2 Mar 1996 – 6 Jul 1996 		Succeeded by
Vincenzo Nardiello
Preceded by
Robin Reid		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
19 Dec 1997 – 27 Mar 1998 		Succeeded by
Richie Woodhall

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