Thulani Malinga
Career, Record, Stats
Thulani Malinga (Sugar Boy) is a 68-year-old retired South African professional boxer. He is a former super-middleweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 5 months, and 6 days, Malinga amassed a record of 44-13, which includes 19 wins via KO.
Thulani Malinga's Boxing Career
Thulani Malinga was born in Ladysmith, South Africa on December 11, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on August 8, 1981 against Victor Zulu. Malinga defeated Zulu via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Malinga got his first shot at a world title at the age of 33 after 28 professional fights. On January 27, 1989 Malinga challenged Graciano Rocchigiani's IBF super-middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on March 2, 1996 at the age of 40 years, after by defeating Nigel Benn, the then-reining WBC super-middleweight champion, via 12-round split decision. This was his 50th fight as a professional.
Malinga's last fight was an 8th-round TKO loss to Ole Klemetsen at age 44, on January 14, 2000.
Some of Thulani Malinga's best fights have been against Nigel Benn and Robin Reid. For a complete list of Malinga's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Thulani Malinga".
Malinga has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Thulani Malinga Losses".
Thulani Malinga's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Jan 14, 2000 | 44 |  Ole Klemetsen | loss | TKO 8 |
56 | Mar 19, 1999 | 43 | 
Mads Larsen 26 28-1  | loss | TKO 10 |
55 | Nov 27, 1998 | 42 | Peter H Madsen | win | RTD 8 |
54 | Jun 05, 1998 | 42 | Fredrik Alvarez | win | TKO 11 |
53 | Mar 27, 1998 | 42 | 
Richie Woodhall 29 22-1 | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Dec 19, 1997 | 42 | 
Robin Reid 26 25-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
51 | Jul 06, 1996 | 40 | 
Vincenzo Nardiello 30 29-5 | loss | SD 12 |
50 | Mar 02, 1996 | 40 | 
Nigel Benn 32 42-2-1 | win | SD 12 |
49 | Jul 22, 1995 | 39 | Trevor Ambrose | win | PTS 8 |
48 | Mar 04, 1995 | 39 | Soon Botes | win | TKO 7 |
47 | Nov 20, 1994 | 38 | Martin Opperman | win | TKO 9 |
46 | Aug 14, 1994 | 38 | Ray Acquaye | win | TKO 5 |
45 | Feb 20, 1994 | 38 | Mohammed Isaacs | win | KO 7 |
44 | Aug 14, 1993 | 37 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 24 22-0 | loss | KO 6 |
43 | Feb 10, 1993 | 37 | Gary Ballard | win | UD 12 |
42 | Sep 14, 1992 | 36 | Jim Murray | win | MD 12 |
41 | May 23, 1992 | 36 |
Nigel Benn 28 32-2 | loss | PTS 10 |
40 | Feb 01, 1992 | 36 | 
Chris Eubank 25 29-0 | loss | SD 12 |
39 | Aug 13, 1991 | 35 | Leonard Friedman | win | UD 10 |
38 | Dec 15, 1990 | 35 | Lindell Holmes | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Oct 11, 1990 | 34 | Sakkie Horn | win | PTS 12 |
36 | Aug 05, 1990 | 34 | John Jarvis | loss | MD 12 |
35 | Jan 29, 1990 | 34 | Tony Harrison | win | UD 10 |
34 | Dec 05, 1989 | 33 | Oscar Pena | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 21, 1989 | 33 | Jose Quinones | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Sep 18, 1989 | 33 | Vincent Boulware | win | MD 10 |
31 | May 27, 1989 | 33 | Nicky Walker | win | UD 10 |
30 | Mar 11, 1989 | 33 | Mike Peak | win | UD 10 |
29 | Jan 27, 1989 | 33 | 
Graciano Rocchigiani 25 26-0 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Jul 18, 1988 | 32 | Larry Musgrove | win | SD 10 |
27 | Mar 07, 1988 | 32 | Jim MacDonald | win | UD 10 |
26 | Feb 01, 1988 | 32 | Harry Cowap | win | UD 10 |
25 | Nov 21, 1987 | 31 | Sakkie Horn | loss | DQ 12 |
24 | Oct 18, 1987 | 31 | Prince Tukane | win | TKO 4 |
23 | May 09, 1987 | 31 | Sakkie Horn | loss | SD 12 |
22 | Dec 15, 1986 | 31 | Freddie Rafferty | win | UD 12 |
21 | Oct 19, 1986 | 30 | Sakkie Horn | win | PTS 12 |
20 | Jun 28, 1986 | 30 | Gregory Clark | win | UD 12 |
19 | Mar 08, 1986 | 30 | Pieter de Bruin | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Dec 14, 1985 | 30 | Kosie van Vuuren | win | RTD 10 |
17 | Jul 27, 1985 | 29 | Pieter de Bruin | win | PTS 6 |
16 | Jun 22, 1985 | 29 | Frankie Decaestecker | win | RTD 5 |
15 | Apr 20, 1985 | 29 | Robert Madi | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Mar 15, 1985 | 29 | Gavin Stirrup | win | KO 2 |
13 | Oct 26, 1984 | 28 | Mwehu Beya | win | RTD 6 |
12 | Jun 15, 1984 | 28 | Michael Motsoane | win | UD 12 |
11 | May 01, 1984 | 28 | Prince Tukane | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Feb 27, 1984 | 28 | John Diamini | win | KO 4 |
9 | Feb 07, 1983 | 27 | Samson Mohloai | win | UD 12 |
8 | Oct 04, 1982 | 26 | David Kalako | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Sep 13, 1982 | 26 | Shadrack Sithole | win | KO 2 |
6 | Aug 28, 1982 | 26 | Graham Mdingi | win | RTD 2 |
5 | Jun 05, 1982 | 26 | Morris Mohloai | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Apr 17, 1982 | 26 | Patrick Tshabalala | loss | PTS 6 |
3 | Nov 30, 1981 | 25 | Werdie Jacobs | win | KO 4 |
2 | Sep 12, 1981 | 25 | Cyprian Shandu | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Aug 08, 1981 | 25 | Victor Zulu | win | TKO 1 |