On January 29, 2022, Thabiso Mchunu and Ilunga Makabu met again in a rematch.
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 2 days. Makabu was on a 9-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days.
Ilunga Makabu defeated Thabiso Mchunu via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC cruiserweight title. Makabu improves his record to 29-2, while Mchunu adds a loss to his record at 23-6.
On September 1, 2018, a 30-year-old Thabiso Mchunu (19-4, 12 KOs) and Thomas Oosthuizen met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Thabiso Mchunu lost to Thomas Oosthuizen via majority decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 19-5.
On November 25, 2017, a 29-year-old Thabiso Mchunu (18-3, 11 KOs) and Constantin Bejenaru met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Thabiso Mchunu lost to Constantin Bejenaru via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-4.
On December 17, 2016, a 28-year-old Thabiso Mchunu (17-2, 11 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBO title held by 29-year-old Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs).
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 27 days. Usyk was on a 10-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Thabiso Mchunu via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Usyk improves his record to 11-0 (10 KOs), while Mchunu adds a loss to his record at 17-3.
On May 16, 2015, a 27-year-old Thabiso Mchunu (16-1, 10 KOs) and a 27-year-old Congolese boxer Ilunga Makabu (18-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. Makabu was on a 18-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Ilunga Makabu stopped Thabiso Mchunu via KO in the 11th round. Makabu improves his record to 19-1 (18 KOs), while Mchunu adds a loss to his record at 16-2.
On October 24, 2011, a 23-year-old Thabiso Mchunu (10-0, 7 KOs) and Zack Mwekassa met in the ring.
Mchunu came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days.
Thabiso Mchunu lost to Zack Mwekassa via TKO in the 6th round, and adds an loss to his record at 10-1.