Isaac Chilemba
Career, Record, Stats
Isaac Chilemba (Golden Boy) is a 37-year-old Malawian professional boxer. 19 years and 28 days into his career, Chilemba's record stands at 27-10-3, which includes 11 wins via KO.
Isaac Chilemba's Boxing Career
Isaac Chilemba was born in Blantyre, Malawi on May 17, 1987. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 19, 2005 against Thamsanqa Tindleni. Chilemba defeated Tindleni via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Chilemba got his first world-title fight at the age of 29 after 29 professional fights. On July 11, 2016 Chilemba challenged Sergey Kovalev's WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Chilemba's latest fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Alexei Papin at age 37, on May 24, 2024.
Some of Isaac Chilemba's best fights so far have been against Tony Bellew, Maxim Vlasov, Fedor Chudinov, and Edison Miranda. For a complete list of Chilemba's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Isaac Chilemba".
Chilemba has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Isaac Chilemba Losses".
Isaac Chilemba's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | May 24, 2024 | 37 | 
Alexei Papin 36 16-1 | loss | KO 2 |
39 | Oct 16, 2022 | 35 |  Mbaruku Kheri | win | KO 2 |
38 | May 27, 2022 | 35 | 
Osleys Iglesias 24 5-0 | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Nov 26, 2021 | 34 | Pavel Silyagin | loss | UD 12 |
36 | Feb 20, 2021 | 33 | 
Fedor Chudinov 33 23-2 | draw | SD 10 |
35 | Dec 13, 2019 | 32 | Alexander Kubich | win | UD 8 |
34 | Jul 20, 2019 | 32 | 
Maxim Vlasov 32 43-3 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Aug 04, 2018 | 31 | 
Dmitry Bivol 27 13-0 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Mar 16, 2018 | 30 | Blake Caparello | win | UD 12 |
31 | Nov 19, 2016 | 29 | 
Oleksandr Gvozdyk 29 11-0 | loss | RTD 8 |
30 | Jul 11, 2016 | 29 | 
Sergey Kovalev 33 29-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Nov 28, 2015 | 28 | 
Eleider Álvarez 31 18-0 | loss | MD 12 |
28 | Mar 14, 2015 | 27 | Vasily Lepikhin | win | UD 10 |
27 | Aug 02, 2014 | 27 | Cory Cummings | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Mar 15, 2014 | 26 | Denis Grachev | win | UD 10 |
25 | Nov 16, 2013 | 26 | Michael Gbenga | win | UD 8 |
24 | May 25, 2013 | 26 | 
Tony Bellew 30 19-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 30, 2013 | 25 |
Tony Bellew 30 19-1 | draw | SD 12 |
22 | Sep 29, 2012 | 25 | Rayco Saunders | win | UD 8 |
21 | Feb 03, 2012 | 24 | 
Edison Miranda 31 35-6 | win | UD 10 |
20 | Oct 01, 2011 | 24 | Jameson Bostic | win | KO 2 |
19 | Mar 26, 2011 | 23 | Vikapita Meroro | win | UD 10 |
18 | Feb 25, 2011 | 23 |
Maxim Vlasov 24 19-0 | win | UD 10 |
17 | Nov 06, 2010 | 23 | Thomas Oosthuizen | draw | SD 12 |
16 | Jun 19, 2010 | 23 | Michael Bolling | win | UD 12 |
15 | Oct 31, 2009 | 22 | Doudou Ngumbu | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jun 13, 2009 | 22 | David Basajjamivule | win | UD 12 |
13 | Sep 13, 2008 | 21 | Charles Adamu | win | UD 12 |
12 | Jul 15, 2008 | 21 | Chamunorwa Gonorenda | win | KO 4 |
11 | Apr 29, 2008 | 20 | David Basajjamivule | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Nov 21, 2007 | 20 | Willbeforce Shihepo | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Jul 05, 2007 | 20 | Willbeforce Shihepo | loss | PTS 6 |
8 | May 12, 2007 | 19 | Godfrey Nene | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Mar 27, 2007 | 19 | Charles Chisamba | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Dec 01, 2006 | 19 | Emmanuel Gwala | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Nov 17, 2006 | 19 | Ronnie Lategan | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jul 11, 2006 | 19 | Mark Sloane | win | PTS 4 |
3 | May 25, 2006 | 19 | Sithembiso Ngcobo | win | KO 1 |
2 | Feb 10, 2006 | 18 | Oupa Mahlangu | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Oct 19, 2005 | 18 | Thamsanqa Tindleni | win | TKO 4 |