Lehlo Ledwaba

Lehlo Ledwaba
Born
Lehlohonolo Benedict Ledwaba

(1971-07-27)27 July 1971
Soweto, Gauteng,
South Africa
Died2 July 2021(2021-07-02) (aged 49)
Other namesHands of Stone
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Reach69 in (175 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins36
Wins by KO23
Losses6
Draws1

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.

Ledwaba died from COVID-19 on 2 July 2021, at age 49.[2]

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. ^ a b HBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Manny Pacquiao fight.
  2. ^ "Former three-time world champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba dies". Supersport. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Vuyani Bungu 		South African super-bantamweight champion
22 January 1995 – 1999
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Charles Mailula
Vacant
Title last held by
Anthony Tshehla 		WBA Pan African super-featherweight champion
8 April 2006 – 24 November 2006 		Succeeded by
Maxwell Awuku
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Sirimongkol Singwangcha 		WBU bantamweight champion
17 November 1996 – June 1997
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Patrick Quka
Vacant
Title last held by
Cassius Baloyi 		WBU featherweight champion
27 July 2002 – June 2004
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Stephen Foster
Major world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Vuyani Bungu 		IBF super-bantamweight champion
29 May 1999 – 23 June 2001 		Succeeded by