| Vusi Malinga | |
| Realname: | Vus'Umuzi Malinga |
| Nickname: | Marvellous |
| Weight: |
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| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Reach: | 180 cm |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Katlehong, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 28 |
| Wins: | 21 |
| Ko: | 12 |
| Losses: | 6 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Vus'Umuzi Malinga (born 29 October 1979), best known as Vusi Malinga, is a South African professional boxer. He has challenged three times for a bantamweight world title, in 2009, 2012 and 2013.
On 12 June 2008 Malingo fought former two-time bantamweight world champion Veeraphol Sahaprom in an eliminator for the right to fight for the WBC world title and won by technical knockout.[1]
On 12 March 2009 Malinga fought Hozumi Hasegawa for the WBC world title where he lost by technical knockout.[2]
On 30 October 2010 Malinga fought Michael Domingo in an eliminator for the right to fight for the IBF world title and won by unanimous decision.[3]
On 2 June 2012 Malinga fought Leo Santa Cruz for the vacant IBF world title where he lost by unanimous decision. This bout was aired on Showtime.[4]
On 21 December 2013 Malinga fought Stuart Hall for the vacant IBF world title and lost by unanimous decision.[5]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Loss | 21–6–1 | Gavin McDonnell | UD | 12 | 25 Oct 2014 | |||
| 27 | Loss | 21–5–1 | Stuart Hall | UD | 12 | 21 Dec 2013 | |||
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Diarh Gabutan | UD | 12 | 23 Mar 2013 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 20–4–1 | Léo Santa Cruz | UD | 12 | 2 Jun 2012 | |||
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Michael Domingo | UD | 12 | 30 Oct 2010 | |||
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Fadhili Majiha | KO | 3 (12), | 25 Sep 2009 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 18–3–1 | Hozumi Hasegawa | TKO | 1 (12), | 12 Mar 2009 | |||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | TKO | 4 (12), | 12 Jun 2008 | |||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Sergio Victor Caruso | TKO | 5 (12) | 30 Nov 2007 | |||
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Alberto Rossel | KO | 5 (12), | 24 Aug 2007 | |||
| 18 | Draw | 15–2–1 | Jerope Mercado | 12 | 2 Feb 2007 | ||||
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Andrey Kostin | UD | 12 | 31 Mar 2006 | |||
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Nkosinathi Tshinavhe | KO | 10 (12), | 30 Sep 2005 | |||
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Siyabonga Nyanga | 12 | 30 Jul 2004 | ||||
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Joel Bauya | TKO | 1 (12) | 30 Apr 2004 | |||
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Lindile Somthi | TKO | 1 (12) | 31 Oct 2003 | |||
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Siyabonga Nyanga | 12 | 30 May 2003 | ||||
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Zolani Msolo | TKO | 1 (12) | 4 Oct 2002 | |||
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Cedric Conway | TKO | 3 (12) | 27 Jul 2002 | |||
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Moses Malebye | PTS | 10 | 22 Mar 2002 | |||
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Mzwandile Zangqa | 2 (6) | 14 Oct 2001 | ||||
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Alfred Sebaka | TKO | 5 (6) | 6 Aug 2001 | |||
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Elias Skosana | PTS | 6 | 24 Jun 2001 | |||
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Jacob Mohlabi | PTS | 6 | 5 May 2001 | |||
| 4 | Win | 2–2 | Bethuel Machedi | 1 (6) | 25 Mar 2001 | ||||
| 3 | Loss | 1–2 | Sonnyboy Magazi | PTS | 4 | 12 Nov 2000 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Sekete Kolisang | PTS | 4 | 15 Apr 2000 | |||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Godfrey Takalani | 4 | 20 Feb 2000 |