| Mbulelo Botile | |
| Realname: | Mbulelo Botile |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in[1] |
| Reach: | 67 in |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Duncan Village, Buffalo City, South Africa |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 31 |
| Wins: | 27 |
| Ko: | 16 |
| Losses: | 4 |
Mbulelo Botile (born 23 July 1972) is a South African former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2005. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997 and the IBF featherweight title and IBO from 2000 to 2001.
Botile turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-one bouts, including fifteen straight to set up a shot at the IBF Bantamweight title against Harold Mestre in 1995. Botile won with a second-round KO. He successfully defended the title five times before losing the belt to Tim Austin in 1997, by a seventh-round TKO.
Botile moved up in weight and in 2000 took on IBF Featherweight title and IBO title of Paul Ingle, winning the belt with a twelfth-round TKO. He lost a decision in his first defence against Frank Toledo in 2001 and then moved up to Super featherweight. He took on former champion Cassius Baloyi in 2002, losing by an eleventh-round TKO. Botile retired after the loss, but came back in 2005, only to be knocked out by Anthony Tshehla.
Botile later stated that the injuries caused to Paul Ingle, during the bout in 2000, had caused him such distress, that he had never felt focused on boxing again.[2]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 27–4 | Anthony Tshehla | KO | 7 (12), | 11 Mar 2005 | |||
| Loss | 27–3 | Cassius Baloyi | TKO | 11 (12), | 26 Oct 2002 | |||
| Loss | 27–2 | Frank Toledo | UD | 12 | 6 Apr 2001 | |||
| Win | 27–1 | Paul Ingle | TKO | 12 (12), | 16 Dec 2000 | |||
| Win | 26–1 | Héctor Lizárraga | MD | 10 | 19 Nov 1999 | |||
| Win | 25–1 | Maxim Pugachev | TKO | 3 (8), | 24 Sep 1999 | |||
| Win | 24–1 | David Turner | UD | 10 | 18 Nov 1998 | |||
| Win | 23–1 | Dino Olivetti | RTD | 5 (10) | 28 Jul 1998 | |||
| Win | 22–1 | Mustapha Hame | UD | 10 | 21 Mar 1998 | |||
| Loss | 21–1 | Tim Austin | TKO | 8 (12), | 19 Jul 1997 | |||
| Win | 21–0 | Aristead Clayton | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 1996 | |||
| Win | 20–0 | Marlon Arlos | RTD | 8 (12), | 29 Jun 1996 | |||
| Win | 19–0 | Ancee Gedeon | KO | 11 (12), | 2 Apr 1996 | |||
| Win | 18–0 | Reynaldo Hurtado | KO | 2 (12), | 25 Nov 1995 | |||
| Win | 17–0 | Sammy Stewart | UD | 12 | 4 Jul 1995 | |||
| Win | 16–0 | Harold Mestre | KO | 2 (12), | 29 Apr 1995 | |||
| Win | 15–0 | Eddy Saenz | TKO | 4 (10) | 4 Mar 1995 | |||
| Win | 14–0 | Jose Ayala | UD | 10 | 19 Nov 1994 | |||
| Win | 13–0 | Javier Diaz | UD | 10 | 15 Oct 1994 | |||
| Win | 12–0 | Derrick Whiteboy | SD | 12 | 29 May 1994 | |||
| Win | 11–0 | Sipho Cekiso | KO | 2 (8) | 9 May 1993 | |||
| Win | 10–0 | Raymond Molefi | TKO | 6 (?) | 26 Sep 1992 | |||
| Win | 9–0 | Zolani Makhubalo | PTS | 10 | 12 Apr 1992 | |||
| Win | 8–0 | Mxolisi Mayekiso | PTS | 8 | 17 Nov 1991 | |||
| Win | 7–0 | Philani Kali | TKO | 2 (8) | 14 Oct 1991 | |||
| Win | 6–0 | Xolile Duda | KO | 2 (6) | 25 Nov 1990 | |||
| Win | 5–0 | David Molahloe | TKO | 2 (6) | 14 Oct 1990 | |||
| Win | 4–0 | Thembikile Blaweni | KO | 1 (4) | 26 Aug 1990 | |||
| Win | 3–0 | Dolly Qhoni | PTS | 6 | 5 May 1990 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | Dallas Mooi | KO | 3 (6) | 29 Oct 1989 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | Makhosandile Mbiza | TKO | 3 (6) | 30 Jul 1989 |