Zolani Petelo
Career, Record, Stats
Zolani Petelo (Tiger) is a 49-year-old retired South African professional boxer. He is a former strawweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 8 months, and 14 days, Petelo amassed a record of 17-5-2, which includes 9 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Zolani Petelo's Boxing Career
Zolani Petelo was born in Ibhayi, South Africa on September 21, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on April 3, 1993 against Xola Made. Petelo defeated Made via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Petelo became a world champion at the age of 22 after 14 professional fights. He challenged Ratanapol Sor Vorapin for the IBF strawweight title and stopped the champion in the 4th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Petelo's last fight was an unanimous decision loss to Nkosana Sobethu at age 30, on December 17, 2005.
Some of Zolani Petelo's best fights have been against Ratanapol Sor Vorapin. For a complete list of Petelo's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Zolani Petelo".
Petelo has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Zolani Petelo Losses".
Zolani Petelo's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Dec 17, 2005 | 30 |  Nkosana Sobethu | loss | UD 8 |
23 | May 06, 2005 | 29 | Zolile Mbityi | loss | MD 8 |
22 | Sep 29, 2001 | 26 | 
Ricardo Lopez 35 50-0-1 | loss | KO 8 |
21 | Apr 22, 2001 | 25 | Roberto Gomez | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Jun 02, 2000 | 24 | Mickey Cantwell | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Dec 03, 1999 | 24 | Juanito Rubillar | win | UD 12 |
18 | May 29, 1999 | 23 | Eric Jamili | win | KO 1 |
17 | Jul 04, 1998 | 22 | Carmelo Caceres | win | TKO 7 |
16 | Mar 21, 1998 | 22 | Faisol Akbar | win | SD 12 |
15 | Dec 27, 1997 | 22 | 
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin 23 34-2-1 | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Sep 27, 1997 | 22 | Mnyamezeli Shosha | win | KO 6 |
13 | Apr 20, 1997 | 21 | Neo Seboka | loss | PTS 8 |
12 | Oct 19, 1996 | 21 | Lindi Memani | loss | KO 10 |
11 | Jul 14, 1996 | 20 | Xola Made | win | KO 6 |
10 | Feb 18, 1996 | 20 | Mawanda Sineko | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Apr 30, 1995 | 19 | Kholisile Nyanda | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Aug 07, 1994 | 18 | Xolani Sithhole | win | KO 2 |
7 | Jun 12, 1994 | 18 | Zolile Ngantweni | draw | PTS 8 |
6 | Feb 27, 1994 | 18 | Fezile Ngalo | draw | PTS 8 |
5 | Oct 31, 1993 | 18 | Butana Kate | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Sep 05, 1993 | 17 | Joseph Nimrod | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jul 04, 1993 | 17 | Goodman Nketyana | win | TKO 3 |
2 | May 23, 1993 | 17 | Sifundo Nyoka | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 03, 1993 | 17 | Xola Made | win | PTS 4 |