On September 25, 1999, the 28-year-old IBF super-bantamweight world champion, Lehlo Ledwaba (28-1-1, 18 KOs), faced Edison Valencia Diaz, in a title defense fight.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Edison Valencia Diaz via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-bantamweight title. Ledwaba improves his record to 29-1-1 (19 KOs)
On October 6, 2000, the 29-year-old IBF super-bantamweight world champion, Lehlo Ledwaba (30-1-1, 20 KOs), faced Eduardo Enrique Alvarez, in a title defense fight.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Eduardo Enrique Alvarez via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-bantamweight title. Ledwaba improves his record to 31-1-1 (21 KOs)
On April 7, 2000, the 28-year-old IBF super-bantamweight world champion, Lehlo Ledwaba (29-1-1, 19 KOs), faced Ernesto Grey, in a title defense fight.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Ernesto Grey via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-bantamweight title. Ledwaba improves his record to 30-1-1 (20 KOs)
On February 17, 2001, Lehlo Ledwaba and Arnel Barotillo met again in a rematch.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
In the rematch, Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Arnel Barotillo via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-bantamweight title. Ledwaba improves his record to 32-1-1 (22 KOs)
On May 29, 1999, 27-year-old Lehlo Ledwaba (27-1-1, 18 KOs) and John Michael Johnson fought for the vacant IBF super-bantamweight title.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 23 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba defeated John Michael Johnson via unanimous decision . Ledwaba improves his record to 28-1-1
On April 22, 2001, the 29-year-old IBF super-bantamweight world champion, Lehlo Ledwaba (32-1-1, 22 KOs), faced Carlos Contreras, in a title defense fight.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba defeated Carlos Contreras via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-bantamweight title. Ledwaba improves his record to 33-1-1
On July 27, 2002, a 31-year-old Lehlo Ledwaba (33-2-1, 22 KOs) and Vuyani Bungu met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 4 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba defeated Vuyani Bungu via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Ledwaba improves his record to 34-2-1
On July 7, 1996, a 24-year-old Lehlo Ledwaba (18-1-1, 13 KOs) and Vuyisile Tinga met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Vuyisile Tinga via KO in the 1st round. Ledwaba improves his record to 19-1-1 (14 KOs)
On December 7, 1997, a 26-year-old Lehlo Ledwaba (22-1-1, 15 KOs) and Entwa Mofokeng met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Entwa Mofokeng via TKO in the 2nd round. Ledwaba improves his record to 23-1-1 (16 KOs)
On March 25, 1998, a 26-year-old Lehlo Ledwaba (23-1-1, 16 KOs) and Zukile Filani met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Ledwaba came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days.
Lehlo Ledwaba stopped Zukile Filani via KO in the 3rd round. Ledwaba improves his record to 24-1-1 (17 KOs)