On March 24, 2012, Jeffrey Mathebula and Takalani Ndlovu met again in a rematch.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 13 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula defeated Takalani Ndlovu via split decision in the rematch and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Mathebula improves his record to 26-3-2
On July 7, 2012, the 33-year-old IBF super-bantamweight champion, Jeffrey Mathebula (26-3-2, 14 KOs), and the 29-year-old WBO super-bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Donaire was on a 27-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.
Nonito Donaire defeated Jeffrey Mathebula via unanimous decision and unifies the IBF and WBO super-bantamweight titles. Donaire improves his record to 29-1, while Mathebula adds a loss to his record at 26-4-2.
On April 30, 2009, a 29-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (22-1-2, 12 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBA (Super) and IBF title held by 32-year-old Panamanian boxer Celestino Caballero (31-2, 22 KOs).
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 1 day. Caballero was on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Celestino Caballero defeated Jeffrey Mathebula via split decision and successfully defended his WBA (Unified) and IBF super-bantamweight titles. Caballero improves his record to 32-2, while Mathebula adds a loss to his record at 22-2-2.
On February 22, 2008, a 28-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (20-1-2, 11 KOs) and Yoshinori Miyata met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 24 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Yoshinori Miyata via TKO in the 8th round. Mathebula improves his record to 21-1-2 (12 KOs)
On September 19, 2001, a 22-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (4-0, 3 KOs) and Dumisani Zulu met in the ring.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Dumisani Zulu via TKO in the 1st round. Mathebula improves his record to 5-0 (4 KOs)
On November 22, 2002, a 23-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (10-0-1, 7 KOs) and Petros Motsoahole met in the ring.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Petros Motsoahole via KO in the 1st round. Mathebula improves his record to 11-0-1 (8 KOs)
On October 30, 2010, a 31-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (23-3-2, 13 KOs) and Siviwe Hasheni met in the ring.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Siviwe Hasheni via TKO in the 2nd round. Mathebula improves his record to 24-3-2 (14 KOs)
On December 8, 2006, a 27-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (18-1-2, 9 KOs) and Mkhuseli Kondile met in the ring.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Mkhuseli Kondile via KO in the 2nd round. Mathebula improves his record to 19-1-2 (10 KOs)
On May 31, 2003, a 23-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (12-0-1, 8 KOs) and Oupa Lubisi met in the ring.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Oupa Lubisi via TKO in the 3rd round. Mathebula improves his record to 13-0-1 (9 KOs)
On June 29, 2007, a 28-year-old Jeffrey Mathebula (19-1-2, 10 KOs) and Themba Tshicila met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Mathebula came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days.
Jeffrey Mathebula stopped Themba Tshicila via RTD in the 11th round. Mathebula improves his record to 20-1-2 (11 KOs)