Deejay Kriel
Career, Record, Stats
Deejay Kriel is a 29-year-old South African professional boxer. He is a former strawweight world champion. 10 years, 7 months, and 6 days into his career, Kriel's record stands at 16-2-1, which includes 8 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Deejay Kriel's Boxing Career
Deejay Kriel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 20, 1995. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on April 10, 2014 against Colin Tloubatla. Kriel lost to Tloubatla via 4 round points decision. Not a good start!
Kriel became a world champion at the age of 23 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Carlos Licona for the IBF strawweight title and stopped the champion in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Kriel's latest fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Felix Alvarado at age 25, on January 2, 2021, in which he was fighting for the IBF light-flyweight title.
Some of Deejay Kriel's best fights so far have been against Carlos Licona, Nyelisani Thagambega, Jesus Fernando Aguirre, Xolisa Magusha, and Dexter Alimento. For a complete list of Kriel's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Deejay Kriel".
Kriel has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Deejay Kriel Losses".
Deejay Kriel's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Jan 02, 2021 | 25 | 
Felix Alvarado 31 35-2 | loss | TKO 10 |
18 | Nov 30, 2019 | 24 |  Jesus Fernando Aguirre | win | KO 1 |
17 | Feb 16, 2019 | 23 | Carlos Licona | win | KO 12 |
16 | Mar 03, 2018 | 22 | Xolisa Magusha | win | UD 12 |
15 | Oct 21, 2017 | 22 | Thembelani Okolo | win | MD 8 |
14 | Jul 23, 2017 | 22 | Dexter Alimento | win | UD 12 |
13 | Apr 23, 2017 | 21 | Xolisa Magusha | win | UD 8 |
12 | Oct 22, 2016 | 21 | Nyelisani Thagambega | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Jul 24, 2016 | 21 | Nyelisani Thagambega | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Apr 24, 2016 | 20 | Ayanda Ndulani | draw | SD 6 |
9 | Feb 07, 2016 | 20 | Morabedi Khotle | win | UD 6 |
8 | Dec 01, 2015 | 20 | Thabo Moabi | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Oct 04, 2015 | 20 | Edward Disloane | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Jul 30, 2015 | 20 | Thabo Moabi | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Apr 13, 2015 | 19 | Clever Mdingi | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Dec 03, 2014 | 19 | Donald Khetsane | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Aug 28, 2014 | 19 | Clever Mdingi | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Jun 26, 2014 | 19 | Colin Tloubatla | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 10, 2014 | 18 | Colin Tloubatla | loss | PTS 4 |