Middleweight · DR Congo
Sumbu Kalambay 57-6-1 33 KO · 1980–1993
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Sumbu Kalambay was a middleweight boxer from DR Congo, born Apr 10, 1956. Record 57-6-1 with 33 knockouts over 1980–1993. World titles: WBA middleweight (1987–1989). Sumbu Kalambay last fought Chris Pyatt on May 19, 1993 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Also: Сумбу Каламбай · سومبو كالامبي · スンブ・カランベイ +3 more Kalambay · Patrizio · Patrizio Sumbu Kalambay
Born Apr 10, 1956
Country 🇨🇩 DR Congo, 🇮🇹 Italy
Stance Orthodox
Height 177 cm
Reach 183 cm
Nickname Patrizio/Ali
Debut Oct 10, 1980
Career 1980–1993
Rounds boxed 424
KO share 58%
Born in Élisabethville, Belgian Congo
Titles WBA middleweight · 1987–1989
Boxerbook rating 1989 ± 234 · inactive since May 1993Why here › Confirmed bouts 12 of 64
Career record Record
57-6-1, 33 KOs · 1980–1993
Last result L
For vacant WBO middleweight title UD 12/12 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
The record 64 bouts, 1980–1993, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
For vacant WBO middleweight title UD 12/12 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Kalambay 57-5-1 · Pyatt 39-3-0
W
Eddie Evans
KO 1/8 · PalaEur, Rome, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 56-5-1 · Evans —
W
For European middleweight title SD 12/12 · Verbania, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 55-5-1 · Collins 21-2-0
W
Paul Wesley
PTS 10/10 · Salice Terme, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 54-5-1 · Wesley —
W
Retained European middleweight title UD 12/12 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 53-5-1 · Graham 44-3-0
W
Retained European middleweight title TKO 4/12 · Palazzo dello Sport, Ancona, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 52-5-1 · Perunović —
W
John Ashton
Retained European middleweight title RTD 6/12 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 51-5-1 · Ashton —
L
For WBA middleweight title SD 12/12 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Kalambay 51-4-1 · McCallum 39-1-0
W
Miguel Angel Maldonado
PTS 8/8 · Velletri, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 50-4-1 · Maldonado —
W
Frederic Seillier
Retained European middleweight title TKO 9/12 · Parc des Lices, Toulon, 🇫🇷
Kalambay 49-4-1 · Seillier —
W
Francesco Dell'Aquila
Won European middleweight title TKO 9/12 · Campobello di Mazara, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 48-4-1 · Dell'Aquila —
W
Reggie Miller
RTD 1/8 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 47-4-1 · Miller —
W
Tony Powell
KO 5 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 46-4-1 · Powell —
L
For IBF middleweight title KO 1/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Kalambay 46-3-1 · Nunn 32-0-0
W
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles TKO 7/15 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Kalambay 45-3-1 · DeWitt 30-5-4
W
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles UD 12/12 · Palazzo Dello Sport, Ravenna, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 44-3-1 · Sims —
W
For WBA middleweight title UD 12/12 · Palazzo dello Sport, Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 43-3-1 · McCallum 32-0-0
W
Won vacant WBA middleweight title UD 15/15 · Palazzo Dello Sport, Livorno, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 42-3-1 · Barkley 22-3-0
W
Won European middleweight title UD 12/12 · Wembley Arena, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Kalambay 41-3-1 · Graham 38-0-0
W
Basante Blanco
RTD 5 · Ischia, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 40-3-1 · Blanco —
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Cecil Pettigrew
PTS 8/8 · Ragusa, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 39-3-1 · Pettigrew —
W
Giovanni De Marco
Retained Italian middleweight title RTD 11/12 · Silvi, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 38-3-1 · Marco —
W
Cliff Gilpin
PTS 8/8 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Kalambay 37-3-1 · Gilpin —
L
For European middleweight title SD 12/12 · Palazzo dello Sport, Ancona, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 37-2-1 · Kalule 45-3-0
W
Giovanni De Marco
Won Italian middleweight title SD 12/12 · Caserta, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 36-2-1 · Marco —
W
Donald Bowers
PTS 8/8 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Kalambay 35-2-1 · Bowers —
W
Jose Duarte
PTS 10/10 · Avellino, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 34-2-1 · Duarte —
L
PTS 10/10 · Bally's, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Kalambay 34-1-1 · Thomas 23-1-0
W
Tony Harrison
TKO 4 · Piagge, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 33-1-1 · Harrison —
W
PTS 8/8 · Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, 🇫🇷
Kalambay 32-1-1 · Jackson —
W
Tony Cerda
PTS 8/8 · Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Kalambay 31-1-1 · Cerda —
W
Bobby Hoye
PTS 8/8 · Perugia, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 30-1-1 · Hoye —
W
Allen Alexander
PTS 8/8 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 29-1-1 · Alexander —
W
Kenneth Styles
TKO 2 · Capo d'Orlando, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 28-1-1 · Styles —
W
Irving Hines
KO 8 · Fano, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 27-1-1 · Hines —
W
Ralph Moncrief
PTS 8/8 · Sanremo, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 26-1-1 · Moncrief —
W
James Williams
KO 1 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 25-1-1 · Williams —
W
Guy Kennedy
TKO 6/8 · Stadio Municipale, Marsala, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 24-1-1 · Kennedy —
W
Jimmie Sykes
PTS 8/8 · PalaEur, Rome, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 23-1-1 · Sykes —
W
Wilson Bell
KO 1 · Sanremo, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 22-1-1 · Bell —
W
Bruce Johnson
TKO 6 · Bologna, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 21-1-1 · Johnson —
W
Stacy McSwain
TKO 3 · Saint-Vincent, Aosta Valley, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 20-1-1 · McSwain —
W
Salvador Perez Ramos
KO 2 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 19-1-1 · Ramos —
W
PTS 8/8 · Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 18-1-1 · Drayton 13-4-1
W
Joe Ouru
DQ 1 · Forio d'Ischia, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 17-1-1 · Ouru —
W
Jose Quinones
TKO 2 · Milan, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 16-1-1 · Quinones —
W
Costello King
KO 2 · Milan, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 15-1-1 · King —
W
Steve Williams
TKO 2 · Bologna, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 14-1-1 · Williams —
W
Gabriele Lazzari
TKO 6 · Bologna, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 13-1-1 · Lazzari —
W
Jose Lozano
PTS 8/8 · Milan, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 12-1-1 · Lozano —
W
Michel Pagani
KO 2 · Rome, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 11-1-1 · Pagani —
W
Sonny Kamunga
KO 7 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 10-1-1 · Kamunga —
W
Jose Luis Duran
TKO 4 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 9-1-1 · Duran —
W
Christian D'Helft
TKO 3 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 8-1-1 · D'Helft —
W
Giovanni Martorina
TKO 1 · Milan, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 7-1-1 · Martorina —
W
Christian D'Helft
TKO 1 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 6-1-1 · D'Helft —
W
TKO 8/8 · Pesaro, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 5-1-1 · Lassandro —
W
Giovanni Martorina
PTS 6/6 · Ancona, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 4-1-1 · Martorina —
W
Cosimo Carbone
TKO 3 · Rome, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 3-1-1 · Carbone —
W
Christian D'Helft
PTS 8/8 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Kalambay 2-1-1 · D'Helft —
D
PTS 6/6 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Kalambay 2-1-0 · Ferrara —
L
Aldo Buzzetti
PTS 8/8 · Piacenza, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 2-0-0 · Buzzetti —
W
Luigi Marini
TKO 6 · Ancona, 🇮🇹
Kalambay 1-0-0 · Marini —
W
Esperno Postl
TKO 7/8 · Wolkersdorf, 🇦🇹
Kalambay 0-0-0 · Postl —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Sumbu Kalambay's record? Sumbu Kalambay's professional record is 57-6-1 with 33 knockouts.
Who did Sumbu Kalambay fight last? Sumbu Kalambay last fought Chris Pyatt on May 19, 1993 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Sumbu Kalambay held? Sumbu Kalambay has held 1 world title reign: WBA middleweight (1987–1989). Sources Boxerbook ID 10759 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10759 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
