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Super middleweight · South Africa
Thulani Malinga 44-13-0 19 KO · 1981–2000
Thulani Malinga was a super middleweight boxer from South Africa, born Dec 15, 1955. Record 44-13-0 with 19 knockouts over 1981–2000. World titles: WBC super middleweight (1997–1998), WBC super middleweight (1996). Thulani Malinga last fought Ole Klemetsen on Jan 14, 2000 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Also: Тулани Малинга · Тулані Малінга · ثولاني مالينغا +2 more スラニー・マリンガ · Малинга, Тулани
Born Dec 15, 1955
Country 🇿🇦 South Africa
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Sugar Boy
Debut Aug 8, 1981
Career 1981–2000
Rounds boxed 495
KO share 43%
Born in Ladysmith, South Africa
Titles WBC super middleweight · 1996–1998
Boxerbook rating 1666 ± 218 · inactive since Jan 2000Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 57
Career record Record
44-13-0, 19 KOs · 1981–2000
Last result L
For vacant IBA light-heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Koldinghallerne, Kolding, 🇩🇰
The record 57 bouts, 1981–2000, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 57, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
L
For vacant IBA light-heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Koldinghallerne, Kolding, 🇩🇰
Malinga 44-12-0 · Klemetsen —
L
Lost WBF super-middleweight title TKO 10/12 · Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Malinga 44-11-0 · Larsen 28-1-0
W
Peter H Madsen
Retained WBF super-middleweight title RTD 8/12 · Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, 🇩🇰
Malinga 43-11-0 · Madsen —
W
Won WBF super-middleweight title TKO 11/12 · K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Malinga 42-11-0 · Alvarez —
L
For WBC super-middleweight title UD 12/12 · Ice Rink, Telford, 🇬🇧
Malinga 42-10-0 · Woodhall 22-1-0
W
Won WBC super-middleweight title UD 12/12 · London Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Malinga 41-10-0 · Reid 25-0-1
L
Lost WBC super-middleweight title SD 12/12 · NYNEX Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Malinga 41-9-0 · Nardiello 29-5-0
W
Won WBC super-middleweight title SD 12/12 · Telewest Arena, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Malinga 40-9-0 · Benn 42-2-1
W
Trevor Ambrose
PTS 8/8 · London Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Malinga 39-9-0 · Ambrose —
W
Soon Botes
Won South African super-middleweight title TKO 7/12 · Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, 🇿🇦
Malinga 38-9-0 · Botes —
W
Martin Opperman
Retained South African light-heavyweight title TKO 9/12 · Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 37-9-0 · Opperman —
W
Ray Acquaye
Won vacant African super-middleweight title TKO 5/12 · Hotel Casino, Wild Coast, 🇿🇦
Malinga 36-9-0 · Acquaye —
W
Mohammed Isaacs
Retained South African light-heavyweight title KO 7/12 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 35-9-0 · Isaacs —
L
KO 6/10 · Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Malinga 35-8-0 · Jones Jr. 22-0-0
W
Gary Ballard
Retained South African light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · City Hall, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 34-8-0 · Ballard —
W
Jim Murray
Retained South African light-heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 33-8-0 · Murray —
L
PTS 10/10 · National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Malinga 33-7-0 · Benn 32-2-0
L
For WBO super-middleweight title SD 12/12 · National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Malinga 33-6-0 · Eubank 29-0-0
W
Leonard Friedman
UD 10/10 · Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, 🇿🇦
Malinga 32-6-0 · Friedman —
L
For IBF Super middleweight title UD 12/12 · Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, 🇮🇹
Malinga 32-5-0 · Holmes 42-5-0
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Sakkie Horn
Won South African light-heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 31-5-0 · Horn —
L
John Jarvis
For IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title MD 12/12 · Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Malinga 31-4-0 · Jarvis —
W
Tony Harrison
UD 10/10 · FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 30-4-0 · Harrison —
W
Oscar Pena
UD 10/10 · FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 29-4-0 · Pena —
W
Jose Quinones
TKO 8/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Malinga 28-4-0 · Quinones —
W
Vincent Boulware
MD 10/10 · Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 27-4-0 · Boulware —
W
Nicky Walker
UD 10/10 · Superbowl, Sun City, 🇿🇦
Malinga 26-4-0 · Walker —
W
Mike Peak
UD 10/10 · Indoor Centre, Springs, 🇿🇦
Malinga 25-4-0 · Peak —
L
For IBF super-middleweight title UD 12/12 · Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin, 🇩🇪
Malinga 25-3-0 · Rocchigiani 26-0-0
W
Larry Musgrove
SD 10/10 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 24-3-0 · Musgrove —
W
Jim MacDonald
UD 10/10 · Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney, 🇿🇦
Malinga 23-3-0 · MacDonald —
W
Harry Cowap
UD 10/10 · Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 22-3-0 · Cowap —
L
Sakkie Horn
For South African light-heavyweight title DQ 12/12 · Indoor Centre, Springs, 🇿🇦
Malinga 22-2-0 · Horn —
W
Prince Tukane
TKO 4/10 · City Hall, East London, 🇿🇦
Malinga 21-2-0 · Tukane —
L
Sakkie Horn
Lost South African light-heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Far North Rugby Stadium, Pietersburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 21-1-0 · Horn —
W
Freddie Rafferty
Retained South African light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 20-1-0 · Rafferty —
W
Sakkie Horn
Won South African light-heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 19-1-0 · Horn —
W
Gregory Clark
Retained South African middleweight title UD 12/12 · Eldorado Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 18-1-0 · Clark —
W
Pieter de Bruin
Retained South African middleweight title TKO 8/12 · Crown Mines Showgrounds, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 17-1-0 · Bruin —
W
Kosie van Vuuren
Retained South African middleweight title RTD 10/12 · Currie's Fountain, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 16-1-0 · Vuuren —
W
Pieter de Bruin
PTS 6/6 · Superbowl, Sun City, 🇿🇦
Malinga 15-1-0 · Bruin —
W
Frankie Decaestecker
RTD 5 · Bleskop Stadium, Rustenburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 14-1-0 · Decaestecker —
W
Robert Madi
TKO 8/8 · Currie's Fountain, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 13-1-0 · Madi —
W
Gavin Stirrup
KO 2/10 · Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 12-1-0 · Stirrup —
W
Mwehu Beya
RTD 6/10 · Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 11-1-0 · Beya —
W
Michael Motsoane
Retained South African middleweight title UD 12/12 · Riverlea Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 10-1-0 · Motsoane —
W
Prince Tukane
PTS 8/8 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 9-1-0 · Tukane —
W
John Diamini
KO 4/10 · City Hall, Pietermaritzburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 8-1-0 · Diamini —
W
Samson Mohloai
Won vacant South African middleweight title UD 12/12 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 7-1-0 · Mohloai —
W
David Kalako
PTS 6/6 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 6-1-0 · Kalako —
W
Shadrack Sithole
Won Natal middleweight title KO 2/10 · City Hall, Pietermaritzburg, 🇿🇦
Malinga 5-1-0 · Sithole —
W
Graham Mdingi
RTD 2/6 · Steadeville School Hall, Ladysmith, 🇿🇦
Malinga 4-1-0 · Mdingi —
W
Morris Mohloai
PTS 6/6 · Limit Hill Tennis Stadium, Ladysmith, 🇿🇦
Malinga 3-1-0 · Mohloai —
L
Patrick Tshabalala
PTS 6/6 · Showgrounds, Ermelo, 🇿🇦
Malinga 3-0-0 · Tshabalala —
W
Werdie Jacobs
KO 4/4 · West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 2-0-0 · Jacobs —
W
Cyprian Shandu
PTS 4/4 · Seaman's Institute Hall, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 1-0-0 · Shandu —
W
Victor Zulu
TKO 1/4 · Seaman's Institute Hall, Durban, 🇿🇦
Malinga 0-0-0 · Zulu —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Thulani Malinga's record? Thulani Malinga's professional record is 44-13-0 with 19 knockouts.
Who did Thulani Malinga fight last? Thulani Malinga last fought Ole Klemetsen on Jan 14, 2000 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 12.
Which world titles has Thulani Malinga held? Thulani Malinga has held 2 world title reigns: WBC super middleweight (1997–1998), WBC super middleweight (1996). Sources Boxerbook ID 10991 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10991 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.