Phumelele Cafu
Career, Record, Stats
Phumelele Cafu (Truth) is a 20-year-old South African professional boxer. He is the reigning WBO super-flyweight world champion. 6 years, 5 months, and 28 days into his career, Cafu remains undefeated with a record of 11-0-3, which includes 8 wins via KO.
Phumelele Cafu's Boxing Career
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 complete list of Cafu's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Phumelele Cafu".
Phumelele Cafu's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Oct 14, 2024 | 20 | 
Kosei Tanaka 29 20-1 | win | SD 12 |
13 | Dec 16, 2023 | 19 |  Enathi Stelle | win | KO 1 |
12 | Aug 20, 2023 | 18 | Genisis Libranza | win | UD 10 |
11 | Dec 23, 2022 | 18 | Jackson Chauke | win | SD 12 |
10 | Oct 23, 2022 | 18 | Lazarus Namalambo | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jul 29, 2022 | 17 | Ben Mananquil | win | RTD 5 |
8 | May 28, 2022 | 17 | Tinashe Majoni | win | KO 5 |
7 | Mar 27, 2022 | 17 | Jackson Chauke | draw | MD 12 |
6 | Sep 28, 2019 | 15 | Hamza Mchanjo | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jun 30, 2019 | 14 | Zolile Miya | draw | PTS 10 |
4 | Dec 15, 2018 | 14 | Dalisizwe Komani | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 04, 2018 | 14 | Thandolwethu Nkwenteni | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jun 24, 2018 | 13 | Landile Ngxeke | draw | PTS 4 |
1 | May 26, 2018 | 13 | Phumelelo Maqolo | win | TKO 2 |