Lovemore N'dou (The Black Panther) is a 53-year-old retired Australian professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 19 years, 3 months, and 30 days, N'dou amassed a record of 49-13-2, which includes 31 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Lovemore N'dou was born in Musina, Limpopo, South Africa on August 16, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on April 11, 1993 against Enoch Khuzwayo. N'dou defeated Khuzwayo via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
N'dou became a world champion at the age of 35 after 53 professional fights. He challenged Naoufel Ben Rabeh for the vacant IBF super-lightweight title and stopped Rabeh in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
N'dou's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Gairy St. Clair at age 40, on August 10, 2012.
Some of Lovemore N'dou's best fights have been against Matthew Hatton and Phillip N'dou. For a complete list of N'dou's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lovemore N'dou".
N'dou has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lovemore N'dou Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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64 | Aug 10, 2012 | 40 | Gairy St. Clair | win | UD 12 |
63 | Jun 25, 2011 | 39 | Kell Brook 25 23-0 | loss | UD 12 |
62 | Dec 04, 2010 | 39 | Saul Alvarez 20 34-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
61 | Sep 18, 2010 | 39 | Bongani Mwelase | win | SD 12 |
60 | Nov 13, 2009 | 38 | Matthew Hatton 28 37-4-1 | draw | SD 12 |
59 | Jul 11, 2009 | 37 | Phillip Ndou 32 32-3 | win | UD 12 |
58 | Nov 15, 2008 | 37 | Kermit Cintron 29 29-2 | loss | UD 12 |
57 | May 24, 2008 | 36 | Paul Malignaggi 27 24-1 | loss | SD 12 |
56 | Jan 05, 2008 | 36 | Rafael Ortiz | win | KO 7 |
55 | Jun 16, 2007 | 35 | Paul Malignaggi 26 22-1 | loss | UD 12 |
54 | Feb 04, 2007 | 35 | Naoufel Ben Rabeh | win | RTD 11 |
53 | Jun 23, 2006 | 34 | Manopchai Singmanasa | win | TKO 5 |
52 | May 26, 2006 | 34 | Banlue Sawangwong | win | TKO 1 |
51 | Apr 28, 2006 | 34 | Jakkirt Suwunnalirt | win | UD 12 |
50 | Jul 01, 2005 | 33 | Joey De Ricardo | win | TKO 1 |
49 | Mar 27, 2005 | 33 | Jesar Ancajas | win | KO 2 |
48 | Feb 19, 2005 | 33 | Junior Witter 30 30-1-2 | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 15, 2004 | 32 | Ruben Silva Diaz | win | RTD 5 |
46 | May 08, 2004 | 32 | Miguel Cotto 23 19-0 | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Apr 16, 2004 | 32 | Ariel Aparicio | win | KO 3 |
44 | Mar 07, 2004 | 32 | Athit Praditphon | win | KO 4 |
43 | Feb 07, 2004 | 32 | Sharmba Mitchell 33 52-3 | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Dec 05, 2003 | 32 | Carlos Rios | win | KO 5 |
41 | Oct 31, 2003 | 32 | Fred Kinuthia | win | MD 12 |
40 | Jul 18, 2003 | 31 | Cesar Alberto Leiva | win | KO 7 |
39 | Apr 05, 2003 | 31 | Damian Fuller | win | TD 8 |
38 | Nov 29, 2002 | 31 | Sarit Saeknaew | win | TKO 4 |
37 | Nov 03, 2002 | 31 | Steve Quinonez | loss | UD 8 |
36 | May 17, 2002 | 30 | Jun Gorres | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Apr 07, 2002 | 30 | Jose Luis Juarez | loss | MD 10 |
34 | Feb 25, 2001 | 29 | Carlos Uribe | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Oct 06, 2000 | 29 | Victor Hugo Paz | win | UD 10 |
32 | Aug 25, 2000 | 29 | Juan Angel Macias | win | KO 1 |
31 | Jun 30, 2000 | 28 | Guillermo Mosquera | loss | UD 10 |
30 | Mar 17, 2000 | 28 | Renato Cornett | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Oct 22, 1999 | 28 | Gustavo Cuello | win | UD 10 |
28 | Aug 20, 1999 | 28 | Daomai Sithkodom | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jun 13, 1999 | 27 | Hector Arroyo | win | KO 4 |
26 | Mar 12, 1999 | 27 | Arturo Urena | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Dec 14, 1998 | 27 | Justin Rowsell | win | TKO 6 |
24 | Aug 21, 1998 | 27 | Jeremiah Malinga | win | KO 4 |
23 | Jun 12, 1998 | 26 | David Armstrong | win | UD 10 |
22 | Apr 17, 1998 | 26 | Isander Lacen | win | TD 7 |
21 | Mar 12, 1998 | 26 | Johar Abu Lashin | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Nov 07, 1997 | 26 | Paris Alexander | win | KO 6 |
19 | Aug 15, 1997 | 25 | Khalil Khalil | win | KO 2 |
18 | Jun 06, 1997 | 25 | Lauro Wilton | win | TKO 2 |
17 | May 02, 1997 | 25 | Ian Fajardo | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Dec 12, 1996 | 25 | Simon Maidment | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Sep 14, 1996 | 25 | Teofilo Tunacao | win | UD 10 |
14 | May 24, 1996 | 24 | Antonio Tunacao | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Aug 12, 1995 | 23 | Mthobeli Mhlophe | draw | SD 12 |
12 | Jun 25, 1995 | 23 | Cliff Sarmardin | loss | UD 8 |
11 | May 07, 1995 | 23 | Jerry Ngobeni | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Mar 28, 1995 | 23 | November Ntshingila | win | SD 6 |
9 | Dec 06, 1994 | 23 | Bheki Dlamini | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Sep 27, 1994 | 23 | Hope Sole | win | KO 4 |
7 | Jul 19, 1994 | 22 | Jeremiah Malinga | loss | PTS 6 |
6 | Jun 25, 1994 | 22 | William Ntileka | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Apr 12, 1994 | 22 | Ben Mdinisi | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 19, 1994 | 22 | Mlungisi Mlungwana | win | KO 1 |
3 | Feb 19, 1994 | 22 | Elias Motsweneng | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Aug 25, 1993 | 22 | Joseph Sihlangu | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Apr 11, 1993 | 21 | Enoch Khuzwayo | win | PTS 4 |