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Masibulele Makepula
South African boxer (born 1973)
Masibulele Makepula (born 3 March 1973) in East London, South Africa) is a professional boxer and later became charismatic pastor.
- Represented South Africa at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria.
- Gold Medalist at the 1995 All-Africa Games in Harare as a Light Flyweight.
- Represented South Africa at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as a Light Flyweight. His results were:
- Defeated Debind Thapa (India) TKO 1
- Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain) points
Nicknamed "Hawk", Makepula turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBO light flyweight title with a decision win over Jacob Matlala in 2000. He vacated the title and moved up in weight after the win. In 2006 he lost an eliminator to Jorge Arce by TKO.
- Boxing record for Masibulele Makepula from BoxRec (registration required)
More information Olympic Games, Sporting positions ...
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for  South Africa Atlanta 1996 |
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| Major world boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Michael Carbajal |
WBO light flyweight champion February 19, 2000 – 2000 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Nelson Dieppa | ||
| Minor world boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Damaen Kelly |
IBO flyweight champion January 26, 2002 – September 14, 2002 Vacated |
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