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Born | Mzonke Fana (1973-10-29) 29 October 1973 (age 51) Cape Town, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Other names | "Rose of Khayelitsha" |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Reach | Template:Cm to in |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 10 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Mzonke Fana (born October 29, 1973 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight (130 lb) division. Known as "The Rose of Khayelitsha", he was a virtual unknown in the boxing world until he challenged and defeated Malcolm Klassen for the IBF World Junior lightweight title in 2007. Prior to the victory, he was knocked out on April 9th, 2005 by Marco Antonio Barrera in the second round for the WBC championship.
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of male boxers
External links
- Boxing record for Mzonke Fana from BoxRec (registration required)
Preceded byMalcolm Klassen | IBF Junior Lightweight Champion April 20 2007 – April 12 2008 |
Succeeded byCassius Baloyi |
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