Sivenathi Nontshinga (The Special One) is a 26-year-old South African professional boxer. He is a former light-flyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. 7 years, 4 months, and 15 days into his career, Nontshinga's record stands at 13-2, which includes 10 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Sivenathi Nontshinga was born in Newlands, Eastern Cape, South Africa on December 3, 1998. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on July 30, 2017 against Sandile Wessels. Nontshinga defeated Wessels via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Nontshinga became a world champion at the age of 23 after 10 professional fights. He challenged Hector Flores for the vacant IBF light-flyweight title and defeated Flores via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Nontshinga's latest fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Masamichi Yabuki at age 25, on October 12, 2024, in which he lost his IBF light-flyweight title.
Some of Sivenathi Nontshinga's best fights so far have been against Adrian Curiel. For a complete list of Nontshinga's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sivenathi Nontshinga".
Nontshinga has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Sivenathi Nontshinga Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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15 | Oct 12, 2024 | 25 | Masamichi Yabuki 32 16-4 | loss | TKO 9 |
14 | Feb 16, 2024 | 25 | Adrian Curiel 25 24-4-1 | win | TKO 10 |
13 | Nov 04, 2023 | 24 | Adrian Curiel 24 23-4-1 | loss | KO 2 |
12 | Jul 02, 2023 | 24 | Regie Suganob | win | UD 12 |
11 | Sep 03, 2022 | 23 | Hector Flores | win | SD 12 |
10 | Apr 24, 2021 | 22 | Christian Araneta | win | UD 12 |
9 | Mar 08, 2020 | 21 | Ivan Soriano | win | KO 5 |
8 | Jul 28, 2019 | 20 | Siyabonga Siyo | win | TKO 9 |
7 | Apr 07, 2019 | 20 | Adam Yahaya | win | KO 1 |
6 | Dec 09, 2018 | 20 | Muhsin Kizota | win | TKO 7 |
5 | Oct 21, 2018 | 19 | Tisetso Modisadife | win | TKO 9 |
4 | Jul 29, 2018 | 19 | Nwabisile Cholani | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Apr 08, 2018 | 19 | Lusizo Manzana | win | KO 3 |
2 | Dec 10, 2017 | 19 | Sive Jongwana | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jul 30, 2017 | 18 | Sandile Wessels | win | TKO 3 |