Vusi Malinga
Vusi Malinga is a South African professional boxer that has twice fought for major world titles at bantamweight and has appeared in a professional fight on Showtime.
Malinga vs. Sahaprom
On 12 June 2008 Malingo fought former two-time bantamweight world champion Veeraphol Sahaprom in an eliminator for the right to fight for the WBC world title and won by technical knockout.[1]
Malinga vs. Hasegawa
On 12 March 2009 Malinga fought Hozumi Hasegawa for the WBC world title where he lost by technical knockout.[2]
Malinga vs. Domingo
On 30 October 2010 Malinga fought Michael Domingo in an eliminator for the right to fight for the IBF world title and won by unanimous decision.[3]
Malinga vs. Santa Cruz
On 2 June 2012 Malinga fought Leo Santa Cruz for the vacant IBF world title where he lost by unanimous decision. This bout was aired on Showtime.[4]
Malinga vs. Hall
On 21 December 2013 Malinga fought Stuart Hall for the vacant IBF world title and lost by unanimous decision.[5]
Titles in boxing
Regional/International Titles:
- WBO Africa bantamweight title
- WBC International bantamweight title
- South African bantamweight title
- Gauteng Bantamweight Title
References
- ↑ http://www.saddoboxing.com/7765-vusi-malinga.html
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3972871
- ↑ http://news.gfl.tv/2010/10/domingo-loses-eliminator-but-wins-hearts-in-mafikeng/
- ↑ http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/14710-leo-santa-cruz-emerges-as-pontential-star-beats-malinga
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10185679/roy-jones-jr-trudges-win