Phumelele Cafu was born in Duncan Village, Eastern Cape, South Africa on September 28, 2004. He made his professional debut at the age of 13 years on May 26, 2018 against Phumelelo Maqolo. Cafu defeated Maqolo via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cafu became a world champion at the age of 20 after 13 professional fights. He challenged Kosei Tanaka for the WBO super-flyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Cafu's latest fight was a split decision victory over Kosei Tanaka at age 20, on October 14, 2024, in which he won the WBO super-flyweight world title.
Some of Phumelele Cafu's best fights so far have been against Kosei Tanaka. For a top-10 list of Cafu's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Phumelele Cafu".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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14 | Oct 14, 2024 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
13 | Dec 16, 2023 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
12 | Aug 20, 2023 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Dec 23, 2022 | 18 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
10 | Oct 23, 2022 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jul 29, 2022 | 17 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
8 | May 28, 2022 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
7 | Mar 27, 2022 | 17 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
6 | Sep 28, 2019 | 15 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jun 30, 2019 | 14 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
4 | Dec 15, 2018 | 14 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 04, 2018 | 14 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jun 24, 2018 | 13 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
1 | May 26, 2018 | 13 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |