On October 27, 2006, a 40-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-13-1, 13 KOs) and Soon Botes met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 6-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 10 months, and 24 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Soon Botes via RTD in the 10th round, and adds an loss to his record at 20-14-1.
On December 3, 2004, a 38-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-12-1, 13 KOs) and a 24-year-old Romanian boxer Lucian Bute (8-0, 8 KOs) met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 5-fight losing streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 20 days. Bute was on a 8-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 2 days.
Lucian Bute stopped Dingaan Thobela via TKO in the 4th round. Bute improves his record to 9-0 (9 KOs), while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 20-13-1.
On December 13, 2003, a 37-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-11-1, 13 KOs) and Martin Nielsen met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 4-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Martin Nielsen via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 20-12-1.
On November 22, 2003, a 37-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-10-1, 13 KOs) and Otis Grant met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 24 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Otis Grant via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 20-11-1.
On November 29, 2002, a 36-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-9-1, 13 KOs) and a 23-year-old Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler (29-0, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Kessler was on a 29-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 21 days.
Mikkel Kessler defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Kessler improves his record to 30-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 20-10-1.
On November 30, 2001, a 35-year-old Dingaan Thobela (20-8-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBC title held by Eric Lucas.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 15 days.
Dingaan Thobela was defending his super-middleweight titles and, fighting for the super-middleweight WBC titles against Eric Lucas and lost via TKO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 20-9-1.
On December 15, 2000, the 34-year-old WBC super-middleweight world champion, Dingaan Thobela (20-7-1, 13 KOs), faced Dave Hilton, Jr., in a title defense fight.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
Dingaan Thobela was defending his super-middleweight WBC titles against Dave Hilton, Jr. and lost via split decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 20-8-1.
On October 31, 1999, a 33-year-old Dingaan Thobela (18-6-1, 12 KOs) and Cornelius Carr met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 25 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Cornelius Carr via majority decision in the 12-round middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-7-1.
On March 22, 1997, a 30-year-old Dingaan Thobela (16-5, 10 KOs) and Willy Wise met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Willy Wise via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-6.
On November 5, 1996, a 30-year-old Dingaan Thobela (16-4, 10 KOs) and Geoff McCreesh met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Geoff McCreesh via KO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 16-5.
On November 29, 1994, a 28-year-old Dingaan Thobela (9-3, 3 KOs) and Karl Taylor met in the ring.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 10 days.
Dingaan Thobela lost to Karl Taylor via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 9-4.
On March 19, 1994, Dingaan Thobela and Orzubek Nazarov met again in an immediate rematch.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Nazarov was on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 19-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-3.
On October 30, 1993, the 27-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Dingaan Thobela (9-1, 3 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Kyrgyzstani boxer Orzubek Nazarov (17-0, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Thobela came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Nazarov was on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Nazarov improves his record to 18-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-2.
On February 12, 1993, a 26-year-old Dingaan Thobela (8-0, 3 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by 29-year-old American boxer Tony Lopez (41-3-1, 29 KOs).
Thobela came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 12 days. Lopez was on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
Tony Lopez defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Lopez improves his record to 42-3-1, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 8-1.