Lehlo Ledwaba was born in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa on July 27, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on October 31, 1990 against Ephraim Madi. Ledwaba defeated Madi via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ledwaba became a world champion at the age of 27 after 29 professional fights. He challenged John Michael Johnson for the vacant IBF super-bantamweight title and defeated Johnson via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Ledwaba's last fight was a 9th-round RTD loss to Maxwell Awuku at age 35, on November 24, 2006.
Some of Lehlo Ledwaba's best fights were against Edison Valencia Diaz, Eduardo Enrique Alvarez, Ernesto Grey, Arnel Barotillo, and John Michael Johnson. For a complete list of Ledwaba's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lehlo Ledwaba".
Ledwaba has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lehlo Ledwaba Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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43 | Nov 24, 2006 | 35 |
Maxwell Awuku 23 7-1-1 | loss | RTD 9 |
42 | Apr 08, 2006 | 34 | Ephraim Nangenda | win | TKO 6 |
41 | Apr 16, 2005 | 33 | Cassius Baloyi | loss | UD 12 |
40 | Nov 20, 2004 | 33 | Cassius Baloyi | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Jun 11, 2004 | 32 | Spend Abazi | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Mar 13, 2004 | 32 | Choi Tseveenpurev | win | MD 10 |
37 | Jul 27, 2002 | 31 | Vuyani Bungu | win | UD 12 |
36 | Jun 23, 2001 | 29 |
Manny Pacquiao 22 32-2 | loss | TKO 6 |
35 | Apr 22, 2001 | 29 | Carlos Contreras | win | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 17, 2001 | 29 | Arnel Barotillo | win | TKO 9 |
33 | Oct 06, 2000 | 29 | Eduardo Enrique Alvarez | win | KO 8 |
32 | Apr 07, 2000 | 28 | Ernesto Grey | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Sep 25, 1999 | 28 | Edison Valencia Diaz | win | TKO 5 |
30 | May 29, 1999 | 27 | John Michael Johnson | win | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 06, 1999 | 27 | Maxim Pugachev | win | KO 2 |
28 | Dec 05, 1998 | 27 | Peter Buckley | win | PTS 8 |
27 | Aug 22, 1998 | 27 | Arnel Barotillo | win | UD 10 |
26 | Mar 25, 1998 | 26 | Zukile Filani | win | KO 3 |
25 | Dec 07, 1997 | 26 | Entwa Mofokeng | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Jun 21, 1997 | 25 | Luyanda Mini | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Mar 09, 1997 | 25 | Gian Maria Petriccioli | win | UD 12 |
22 | Nov 17, 1996 | 25 | Cruz Carbajal | win | UD 12 |
21 | Jul 07, 1996 | 24 | Vuyisile Tinga | win | KO 1 |
20 | Apr 07, 1996 | 24 | Ric Siodora | win | UD 10 |
19 | Nov 18, 1995 | 24 | Ricky Beard | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Aug 26, 1995 | 24 | Matthew Harris | win | KO 2 |
17 | May 06, 1995 | 23 | Juan Polo Perez | win | SD 10 |
16 | Jan 22, 1995 | 23 | Ncedile Siko | win | RTD 7 |
15 | Sep 04, 1994 | 23 | June Siko | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Mar 13, 1994 | 22 | Barry Brown | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 04, 1993 | 22 | Elias Sebesho | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Jul 24, 1993 | 21 | Joseph Ramaswe | loss | TKO 2 |
11 | Jun 02, 1993 | 21 | Vusi Khoza | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Apr 04, 1993 | 21 | Moses Petersen | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Feb 10, 1993 | 21 | Derek Veejam | win | KO 1 |
8 | Oct 11, 1992 | 21 | Vusi Khoza | win | KO 4 |
7 | Apr 12, 1992 | 20 | Moses Petersen | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Feb 16, 1992 | 20 | Malepa Levi | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Nov 24, 1991 | 20 | Robert Kgaswe | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Sep 22, 1991 | 20 | Andrew Nemutaka | draw | PTS 2 |
3 | Jun 23, 1991 | 19 | David Moshodi | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Mar 24, 1991 | 19 | Joseph Motsamai | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 31, 1990 | 19 | Ephraim Madi | win | TKO 4 |