Lehlo Ledwaba was born in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa on July 27, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on October 31, 1990 against Ephraim Madi. Ledwaba defeated Madi via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ledwaba became a world champion at the age of 27 after 29 professional fights. He challenged John Michael Johnson for the vacant IBF super-bantamweight title and defeated Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Ledwaba's last fight was a 9th-round RTD loss to Maxwell Awuku at age 35, on November 24, 2006.
Some of Lehlo Ledwaba's best fights were against Edison Valencia Diaz, Eduardo Enrique Alvarez, Ernesto Grey, Arnel Barotillo, and John Michael Johnson. For a top-10 list of Ledwaba's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Lehlo Ledwaba".
Ledwaba has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lehlo Ledwaba Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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43 | Nov 24, 2006 | 35 | ![]() | loss | RTD 9 |
42 | Apr 08, 2006 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
41 | Apr 16, 2005 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
40 | Nov 20, 2004 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Jun 11, 2004 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Mar 13, 2004 | 32 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
37 | Jul 27, 2002 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
36 | Jun 23, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
35 | Apr 22, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 17, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
33 | Oct 06, 2000 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
32 | Apr 07, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Sep 25, 1999 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
30 | May 29, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 06, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
28 | Dec 05, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
27 | Aug 22, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
26 | Mar 25, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
25 | Dec 07, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Jun 21, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Mar 09, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Nov 17, 1996 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Jul 07, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
20 | Apr 07, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Nov 18, 1995 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Aug 26, 1995 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | May 06, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
16 | Jan 22, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
15 | Sep 04, 1994 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Mar 13, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 04, 1993 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Jul 24, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
11 | Jun 02, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Apr 04, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Feb 10, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Oct 11, 1992 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
7 | Apr 12, 1992 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Feb 16, 1992 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Nov 24, 1991 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Sep 22, 1991 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 2 |
3 | Jun 23, 1991 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Mar 24, 1991 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 31, 1990 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |