Simphiwe_Nongqayi

Simphiwe Nongqayi

Simphiwe Nongqayi

South African boxer


Simphiwe Nongqayi (born 18 February 1972) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2012. He held the IBF super-flyweight title from 2009 to 2010 and challenged for the WBO junior-featherweight title in 2011. As an amateur Nongqayi represented South Africa at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[1]

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Professional career

Nongqayi won the vacant IBF super-flyweight title by defeating Jorge Arce on 15 September 2009. He retained the title on 19 April 2010, fighting Malik Bouziane to a majority draw, but then lost the title to Juan Alberto Rosas on 31 July 2010.

Nonggayi suffered a fourth round stoppage loss to Arce on 24 September 2011 in a bout for the WBO junior-featherweight title, and retired from boxing in 2012.[2]

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References

  1. "16.Commonwealth Games – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – September 13-20 1998". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. Monwabisi Jimlongo (22 March 2012). "Nongqayi quits boxing". The Sowetan. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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