Zolani Marali Explained

Zolani Marali
Nickname:Untouchable
Weight:Lightweight
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:1977 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Mdantsane,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa
Style:Southpaw
Total:30
Wins:24
Losses:6
Draws:0
No Contests:0
Ko:13

Zolani Marali (5 May 1977 – 4 February 2022) was a South African lightweight boxer.

Life and career

Marali was born in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Marali won a bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg. In April 2009, he won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) superfeatherweight boxing title after defeating Gamaliel Diaz.[1] He had previously won the titles for World Boxing Foundation super bantamweight and super featherweight as well as IBO super bantamweight.[1]

Marali died on 4 February 2022, at the age of 44.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2009-04-02-1117242486_x.htm USA Today
  2. News: Former SA and multiple world champion dies . 5 February 2022 . Super Sport . 5 February 2022.