Lehlo Ledwaba | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lehlohonolo Benedict Ledwaba 27 July 1971 |
| Died | 2 July 2021 (aged 49) |
| Other names | Hands of Stone |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 43 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Lehlohonolo Benedict Ledwaba (27 July 1971 – 2 July 2021) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006, and held the IBF super bantamweight title from 1999 to 2001.
Professional career
Ledwaba turned pro in 1990 and in 1999 captured the vacant IBF super bantamweight title with a decision victory over John Michael Johnson. Ledwaba defended the belt 5 times before losing it to Manny Pacquiao via TKO to earn Pacquiao his second world championship in two weight divisions. Ledwaba continued to fight, but has never challenged for a major title since the loss. He retired from boxing after his loss to Maxwell Awuku on 24 November 2006.
Professional boxing record
| 43 fights | 36 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 23 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | Maxwell Awuku | RTD | 9 (12) | 24 Nov 2006 | Convention Centre, Mafikeng, South Africa | Lost WBA Pan African super-featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Ephraim Nangenda | TKO | 6 (12) | 8 Apr 2006 | Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won vacant WBA Pan African super-featherweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2005 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | For IBO featherweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 | 20 Nov 2004 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | For IBO featherweight title |
| 39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Spend Abazi | UD | 12 | 11 Jun 2004 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | For EBA featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Choi Tseveenpurev | MD | 10 | 13 Mar 2004 | Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Vuyani Bungu | UD | 12 | 27 Jul 2002 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Won vacant WBU featherweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 33–2–1 | Manny Pacquiao | TKO | 6 (12), 0:59 | 23 Jun 2001 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Lost IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 33–1–1 | Carlos Contreras | UD | 12 | 22 Apr 2001 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 34 | Win | 32–1–1 | Arnel Barotillo | TKO | 9 (12), 2:40 | 17 Feb 2001 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Eduardo Enrique Alvarez | KO | 8 (12), 2:48 | 6 Oct 2000 | Leisure Centre, Maidstone, England | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Ernesto Grey | TKO | 8 (12), 1:20 | 7 Apr 2000 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Edison Valencia Diaz | TKO | 5 (12), 2:31 | 25 Sep 1999 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, US | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | John Michael Johnson | UD | 12 | 29 May 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | Won vacant IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Maxim Pugachev | KO | 2 (10) | 6 Feb 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Peter Buckley | PTS | 8 | 5 Dec 1998 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Arnel Barotillo | UD | 10 | 22 Aug 1998 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Zukile Filani | KO | 3 (12), 1:12 | 25 Mar 1998 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Entwa Mofokeng | TKO | 2 (12) | 7 Dec 1997 | Fred Crookes Technikon Hall, Durban, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Luyanda Mini | TKO | 4 (12) | 21 Jun 1997 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Gian Maria Petriccioli | UD | 12 | 9 Mar 1997 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained WBU bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Cruz Carbajal | UD | 12 | 17 Nov 1996 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won vacant WBU bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Vuyisile Tinga | KO | 1 (12) | 7 Jul 1996 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Ric Siodora | UD | 10 | 7 Apr 1996 | Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Ricky Beard | TKO | 3 (10) | 18 Nov 1995 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Matthew Harris | KO | 2 (10) | 26 Aug 1995 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Juan Polo Perez | SD | 10 | 6 May 1995 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Ncedile Siko | RTD | 7 (12) | 22 Jan 1995 | City Hall, Durban, South Africa | Won vacant South African super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | June Siko | TKO | 6 (6) | 4 Sep 1994 | Gold Reef City Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Barry Brown | TKO | 2 (4) | 13 Mar 1994 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Elias Sebesho | PTS | 6 | 4 Dec 1993 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–1–1 | Joseph Ramaswe | TKO | 2 (6) | 24 Jul 1993 | Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Vusi Khoza | TKO | 4 (10) | 2 Jun 1993 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained Transvaal super-bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Moses Petersen | TKO | 3 (6) | 4 Apr 1993 | Indoor Centre, Springs, South Africa | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Derek Veejam | KO | 1 (4) | 10 Feb 1993 | City Hall, Durban, South Africa | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Vusi Khoza | KO | 4 (10) | 11 Oct 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won Transvaal super-bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Moses Petersen | PTS | 6 | 12 Apr 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Malepa Levi | PTS | 4 | 16 Feb 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Robert Kgaswe | TKO | 4 (6) | 24 Nov 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Andrew Nemutaka | PTS | 2 (6) | 22 Sep 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | David Moshodi | TKO | 2 (6) | 23 Jun 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joseph Motsamai | TKO | 1 (4) | 24 Mar 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ephraim Madi | TKO | 4 (6) | 31 Oct 1990 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Professional debut |
References
- 1 2 HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Manny Pacquiao fight.
- ↑ "Former three-time world champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba dies". Supersport. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Lehlo Ledwaba from BoxRec (registration required)
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