Isaac Chilemba

Isaac Chilemba
Born
Miguel Isaac Chilemba Zuze

(1987-05-17) 17 May 1987 (age 37)
Blantyre, Malawi
NationalityMalawian
Other namesGolden Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins27
Wins by KO10
Losses10
Draws3

Miguel Isaac Chilemba Zuze (born 17 May 1987) is a Malawian professional boxer who held the IBO super-middleweight title from 2010 to 2011, and challenged for the WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles in 2016.

Early professional career

Chilemba made his professional debut in Gauteng, South Africa on 19 October 2005 defeating Thamsanga Tindleni in the 2nd round of a 4 round contest. He compiled a run of eight successive victories before dropping a points decision to Willbeforce Shihepo on 5 July 2007 at the Emperor's Palace in Gauteng. The reverse to Shihepo was immediately rectified in his next fight, again in Gauteng, on 21 November 2007 defeating Shihepo on points over six rounds. Two more fights followed in 2008 resulting in wins over David Basajjamivule and Chamunorowa Gonorenda before Chilemba got the opportunity to fight for the African Boxing Unions super middleweight championship on 13 September 2008. The fight for the title once again took place at the Emperor's Palace and pitched Chilemba against the experienced former Commonwealth champion Charles Adamu with Chilemba winning the fight with a 12 round decision to lift the title.[1][2]

Championship fights

In his next fight Chilemba stepped up to light heavyweight and challenged former victim David Basajjamivule for the WBO version of the light heavyweight title. The fight at the Graceland Casino in Mpumalanga took place on 13 June 2009 and resulted in a second victory over the Ugandan.[3] Chilemba followed this up on 31 October 2009 with another title win, this time defeating French based Congolese fighter Doudou Ngumbu to lift the African Boxing Union's light heavyweight version as well as the WBC International title.[4] A first defence of the WBC title was due to have been made on 26 March 2010 with the Malawian travelling to England to meet former British champion Tony Oakey on a Ricky Hatton promoted bill. The fight however never materialised after Oakey lost an English title fight to fellow countryman Danny McIntosh.[5] Following Oakey, the next opponent lined up for Chilemba was to be Rupert van Aswegen but he then chose to retire from the sport altogether leaving the Malawian once again without an opponent.

IBO World Title

Following the pullout, Chilemba moved back down at super middleweight for the chance to fight undefeated Australian Michael Bolling on 19 June 2010 for the vacant IBO world title.[6] The fight at the Emperor's Palace, resulted in another win for the Malawian and was his fourth title fight in a row in which a different title had been on the line.[7] Chilemba made the first defence of his IBO belt on 6 November 2010 returning to the Emperors Palace and retaining with a gruelling draw against touted South African Thomas Oosthuizen despite being the underdog going into the fight.[8] On 25 February 2011 Chilemba travelled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to fight in the United States for the first time. His opponent, the unbeaten Russian Maxim Vlasov had won all 19 of his previous fights and managed to knock Chilemba down twice in the 8th round. Despite this the Malawian was able to win the fight over the 10 round distance.[9]

Chilemba vs. Meroro

Chilemba returned to South Africa for his next fight against Namibian boxer Vikapita Meroro and retained the WBC International light heavyweight title on 26 March 2011 with a unanimous points win.[10]

Chilemba vs. Bivol

On August 4, 2018, Chilemba challenged Dmitry Bivol for his WBA light heavyweight belt. Bivol landed 34.5% of his punches compared to Chiilemba's 15.5% and all three judges saw Bivol as the clear winner, scoring the fight 120-108, 120-108 and 112-112 for the champion.[11]

Professional boxing record

40 fights 27 wins 10 losses
By knockout 11 2
By decision 16 8
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Loss 27–10–3 Aleksei Papin KO 2 (8), 2:50 24 May 2024 Balashikha Arena, Balashikha, Russia For vacant WBA Asia East cruiserweight title
39 Win 27–9–3 Mbaruku Kheri KO 2 (10), 1:53 16 Sep 2022 The Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa
38 Loss 26–9–3 Osleys Iglesias UD 12 27 May 2022 Hala Globus, ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 8, Lublin, Poland For vacant IBO International and vacant WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight titles
37 Loss 26–8–3 Pavel Silyagin UD 12 26 Nov 2021 USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia For WBC Silver super-middleweight title
36 Draw 26–7–3 Fedor Chudinov SD 10 20 Feb 2021 Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia
35 Win 26–7–2 Alexander Kubich UD 8 13 Dec 2019 P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki, Greece
34 Loss 25–7–2 Maxim Vlasov UD 12 20 Jul 2019 Central Square, Gelendzhik, Russia For vacant EBP light-heavyweight title
33 Loss 25–6–2 Dmitry Bivol UD 12 4 Aug 2018 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For WBA light-heavyweight title
32 Win 25–5–2 Blake Caparello UD 12 16 Mar 2018 The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title
31 Loss 24–5–2 Oleksandr Gvozdyk RTD 8 (10), 3:00 19 Nov 2016 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For NABF light-heavyweight title
30 Loss 24–4–2 Sergey Kovalev UD 12 11 Jul 2016 Divs Hotel, Yekaterinburg, Russia For WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles
29 Loss 24–3–2 Eleider Álvarez MD 12 28 Nov 2015 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title
28 Win 24–2–2 Vasily Lepikhin UD 10 14 Mar 2015 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Won vacant NABF light-heavyweight title
27 Win 23–2–2 Cory Cummings TKO 7 (10), 2:28 2 Aug 2014 Revel Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
26 Win 22–2–2 Denis Grachev UD 10 15 Mar 2014 Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
25 Win 21–2–2 Michael Gbenga UD 8 16 Nov 2013 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
24 Loss 20–2–2 Tony Bellew UD 12 25 May 2013 The O2 Arena, London, England For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title
23 Draw 20–1–2 Tony Bellew SD 12 30 Mar 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title
22 Win 20–1–1 Rayco Saunders UD 8 29 Sep 2012 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
21 Win 19–1–1 Edison Miranda UD 10 3 Feb 2012 Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
20 Win 18–1–1 Jameson Bostic KO 2 (8), 1:48 1 Oct 2011 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
19 Win 17–1–1 Vikapita Meroro UD 10 26 Mar 2011 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 Maxim Vlasov UD 10 25 Feb 2011 Million Dollar Elm Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
17 Draw 15–1–1 Thomas Oosthuizen SD 12 6 Nov 2010 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Retained IBO super-middleweight title
16 Win 15–1 Michael Bolling UD 12 19 Jun 2010 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Won vacant IBO super-middleweight title
15 Win 14–1 Doudou Ngumbu UD 12 31 Oct 2009 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Won WBC International and African light-heavyweight titles
14 Win 13–1 David Basajjamivule UD 12 13 Jun 2009 Graceland Hotel Casino, Secunda, South Africa Won vacant WBO Africa light-heavyweight title
13 Win 12–1 Charles Adamu UD 12 13 Sep 2008 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Won vacant African super-middleweight title
12 Win 11–1 Chamunorwa Gonorenda KO 4 (6) 15 Jul 2008 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
11 Win 10–1 David Basajjamivule TKO 8 (8) 29 Apr 2008 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
10 Win 9–1 Willbeforce Shihepo PTS 6 21 Nov 2007 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
9 Loss 8–1 Willbeforce Shihepo PTS 6 5 Jul 2007 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
8 Win 8–0 Godfrey Nene TKO 2 (6) 12 May 2007 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
7 Win 7–0 Charles Chisamba PTS 6 27 Mar 2007 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
6 Win 6–0 Emmanuel Gwala TKO 4 (6) 1 Dec 2006 Orlando Communal Hall, Soweto, South Africa
5 Win 5–0 Ronnie Lategan TKO 2 (4) 17 Nov 2006 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
4 Win 4–0 Mark Sloane PTS 4 11 Jul 2006 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
3 Win 3–0 Sithembiso Ngcobo KO 1 (4), 1:18 25 May 2006 Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa
2 Win 2–0 Oupa Mahlangu TKO 4 (4) 10 Feb 2006 Graceland Hotel Casino, Secunda, South Africa
1 Win 1–0 Thamsanqa Tindleni TKO 4 (4) 19 Oct 2005 Carnival City, Secunda, South Africa

References

  1. ^ "Isaac Chilemba record". Boxrec. 17 May 1987. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Malawian boxer beats Ghanain". Africa News. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ Ngasa times | Malawi's Chilemba wins WBO African title Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ngasa Times | Malawi's Chilemba wins WBC light heavyweight title Archived 4 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Veep still in cabinet─experts". 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ Kulani Nkuna (7 June 2010). "Chilemba to take over Bolling title shot". Business Day. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. ^ Africa News | Malawian beats Aussie to claim IBO belt
  8. ^ Sy Lerman, Sapa (7 November 2010). "so called war ends in a draw". Times Live. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Nation on Sunday | Chilemba takes USA by storm". Nationmw.net. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Namibia Sport | Meroro loses to Chilemba". Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  11. ^ Esco, Wil (4 August 2018). "HBO Results: Dmitry Bivol dominates Isaac Chilemba to retain light heavyweight title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Charles Adamu 		ABU super-middleweight champion
13 September 2008 – April 2009
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Flash Issaka
New title WBO Africa light-heavyweight champion
13 June 2009 – September 2009
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Vikapita Meroro
Preceded by
Doudou Ngumbu
 WBC International light-heavyweight champion
31 October 2009 – July 2010
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Himself
ABU light-heavyweight champion
31 October 2009 – July 2010
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Doudou Ngumbu
Vacant
Title last held by
Himself 		WBC International light-heavyweight champion
26 March 2011 – January 2012
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Joey Vegas
Vacant
Title last held by
Jean Pascal 		NABF light-heavyweight champion
14 March 2015 – August 2015
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Vacant
Title last held by
Sullivan Barrera 		WBC International light-heavyweight champion
16 March 2018 – July 2018
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Serge Michel
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Peter Manfredo, Jr. 		IBO super-middleweight champion
19 June 2010 – January 2011
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Oosthuizen

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