On January 14, 2000, a 44-year-old Thulani Malinga (44-12, 19 KOs) and Ole Klemetsen met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 26 days.
Thulani Malinga lost to Ole Klemetsen via TKO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 44-13.
On March 19, 1999, a 43-year-old Thulani Malinga (44-11, 19 KOs) and a 26-year-old Danish boxer Mads Larsen (28-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Larsen was on a 16-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.
Mads Larsen stopped Thulani Malinga via RTD in the 9th round. Larsen improves his record to 29-1 (25 KOs), while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 44-12.
On March 27, 1998, the 42-year-old WBC super-middleweight world champion, Thulani Malinga (42-10, 17 KOs), faced a 29-year-old English boxer Richie Woodhall (22-1, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days. Woodhall was on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 16 days.
Richie Woodhall defeated Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Woodhall improves his record to 23-1, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 42-11.
On July 6, 1996, the 40-year-old WBC super-middleweight world champion, Thulani Malinga (41-9, 17 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Italian boxer Vincenzo Nardiello (29-5, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Nardiello was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Vincenzo Nardiello defeated Thulani Malinga via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Nardiello improves his record to 30-5, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 41-10.
On August 14, 1993, a 37-year-old Thulani Malinga (35-8, 13 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer Roy Jones Jr. (22-0, 20 KOs) met in the ring.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 4 days. Jones Jr. was on a 22-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Thulani Malinga via KO in the 6th round. Jones Jr. improves his record to 23-0 (21 KOs), while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 35-9.
On May 23, 1992, a 36-year-old Thulani Malinga (33-7, 13 KOs) and a 28-year-old British boxer Nigel Benn (32-2, 29 KOs) met in the ring.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Benn was on a 5-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 4 days.
Nigel Benn defeated Thulani Malinga via points decision in the 10-round fight. Benn improves his record to 33-2, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 33-8.
On February 1, 1992, a 36-year-old Thulani Malinga (33-6, 13 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 25-year-old British boxer Chris Eubank (29-0, 17 KOs).
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 19 days. Eubank was on a 29-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Chris Eubank defeated Thulani Malinga via split decision and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Eubank improves his record to 30-0, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 33-7.
On December 15, 1990, a 35-year-old Thulani Malinga (32-5, 13 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by Lindell Holmes.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days.
Thulani Malinga was defending his super-middleweight titles and, fighting for the super-middleweight IBF titles against Lindell Holmes and lost via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 32-6.
On August 5, 1990, a 34-year-old Thulani Malinga (31-4, 13 KOs) and John Jarvis met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 7 days.
Thulani Malinga lost to John Jarvis via majority decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 31-5.
On January 27, 1989, a 33-year-old Thulani Malinga (25-3, 12 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 25-year-old German boxer Graciano Rocchigiani (26-0, 13 KOs).
Malinga came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 9 days. Rocchigiani was on a 26-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Graciano Rocchigiani defeated Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. Rocchigiani improves his record to 27-0, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 25-4.
On November 21, 1987, a 31-year-old Thulani Malinga (22-2, 12 KOs) and Sakkie Horn met in the ring for the 3rd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 3 days.
Thulani Malinga lost to Sakkie Horn via disqualification in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 22-3.
On May 9, 1987, a 31-year-old Thulani Malinga (21-1, 11 KOs) and Sakkie Horn met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Thulani Malinga lost to Sakkie Horn via split decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 21-2.
On April 17, 1982, a 26-year-old Thulani Malinga (3-0, 2 KOs) and Patrick Tshabalala met in the ring.
Malinga came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days.
Thulani Malinga lost to Patrick Tshabalala via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 3-1.