Hekkie Budler (35-5, 11) was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa on May 18, 1988. At the age of 19 years on July 5, 2007, he made his professional boxing debut against Michael Sediane, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 26th career fight at 25 years old, Budler became a strawweight world champion on March 1, 2014 after defeating Karluis Diaz via 1st-round KO to win the vacant WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the light-flyweight weight class as well, winning the WBA, IBF and The Ring titles against Ryoichi Taguchi via 12-round unanimous decision on May 20, 2018.
Budler's last fight was a light-flyweight world-title fight against Kenshiro Teraji for Teraji's WBA (Unified), WBC and The Ring titles on September 18, 2023. He lost the fight via 9th-round TKO. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Hekkie Budler's best fights have been against Ryoichi Taguchi, Elwin Soto, Milan Melindo and Karluis Diaz. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Hekkie Budler".
Budler has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Hekkie Budler Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Sep 18, 2023 35 years, 4 months 35-5 (11) | 31 years, 8 months 21-1 (13) | LFL | 9 | TKO | Loss For WBA (Unified), WBC, The Ring |
39 | May 5, 2023 34 years, 11 months 35-4 (11) | Wichet Sengprakhon | 1 | KO | Win | |
38  | Jun 25, 2022 34 years, 1 months 34-4 (10) | 25 years, 6 months 19-2 (13) | 12 | UD | Win | |
37 | May 22, 2021 33 years 33-4 (10) | Jonathan Almacen | LFL | 12 | UD | Win |
36  | Dec 31, 2018 30 years, 7 months 32-4 (10) | 25 years, 1 month 11-0 (8) | LFL | 10 | TKO | Loss Lost WBA (Super), The Ring |
35  | May 20, 2018 30 years 32-3 (10) | 31 years, 5 months 27-2-2 (12) | LFL | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
34  | Sep 16, 2017 29 years, 3 months 31-3 (10) | 29 years, 6 months 36-2 (13) | LFL | 12 | SD | Loss For IBF |
33 | Feb 4, 2017 28 years, 8 months 31-2 (10) | Joey Canoy | LFL | 8 | RTD | Win |
32 | Oct 22, 2016 28 years, 5 months 30-2 (9) | Siyabonga Siyo | LFL | 12 | UD | Win |
31 | Mar 19, 2016 27 years, 10 months 29-2 (9) | Byron Rojas | ST | 12 | UD | Loss Lost WBA |
30 | Sep 19, 2015 27 years, 4 months 29-1 (9) | Simphiwe Khonco | ST | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
29 | Feb 21, 2015 26 years, 9 months 28-1 (9) | Jesús Silvestre | ST | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
28 | Oct 25, 2014 26 years, 5 months 27-1 (9) | Xiong Chaozhong | ST | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
27 | Jun 21, 2014 26 years, 1 months 26-1 (9) | Vicha Phulaikaw | ST | 8 | KO | Win Defended WBA |
26 | Mar 1, 2014 25 years, 9 months 25-1 (8) | Karluis Diaz | ST | 1 | KO | Win Won WBA Vacant |
25 | Nov 9, 2013 25 years, 5 months 24-1 (7) | Hugo Hernan Verchelli | ST | 4 | TKO | Win Won WBA InterimVacant |
24 | Jun 15, 2013 25 years 23-1 (6) | Nkosinathi Joyi | ST | 12 | SD | Win |
23 | Feb 16, 2013 24 years, 8 months 22-1 (6) | Renan Trongco | ST | 12 | UD | Win |
22 | Sep 22, 2012 24 years, 4 months 21-1 (6) | Florante Condes | ST | 12 | UD | Win |
21 | Mar 26, 2012 23 years, 10 months 20-1 (6) | Shamila Kortman | 8 | UD | Win | |
20 | Sep 24, 2011 23 years, 4 months 19-1 (6) | Michael Landero | ST | 12 | UD | Win |
19 | May 29, 2011 23 years 18-1 (6) | Luyanda Nkwankwa | 4 | KO | Win | |
18 | Jan 27, 2011 22 years, 8 months 17-1 (5) | Gideon Buthelezi | LFL | 12 | SD | Loss |
17 | Aug 14, 2010 22 years, 2 months 17-0 (5) | Evaristo Primero | 10 | SD | Win | |
16 | Jun 19, 2010 22 years, 1 months 16-0 (5) | Juanito Rubillar | LFL | 12 | SD | Win |
15 | Feb 27, 2010 21 years, 9 months 15-0 (5) | Juanito Rubillar | LFL | 12 | MD | Win |
14 | Oct 31, 2009 21 years, 5 months 14-0 (5) | Motswaki Moselesele | LFL | 1 | KO | Win |
13 | Sep 29, 2009 21 years, 4 months 13-0 (4) | Doctor Ntsele | LFL | 12 | UD | Win |
12 | Jul 11, 2009 21 years, 1 months 12-0 (4) | Khanyakude Mukansi | 8 | UD | Win | |
11 | Apr 2, 2009 20 years, 10 months 11-0 (4) | Charity Mukondeleli | LFL | 12 | PTS | Win |
10 | Nov 29, 2008 20 years, 6 months 10-0 (4) | Ronald Parks | 6 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Sep 13, 2008 20 years, 3 months 9-0 (4) | Dalisizwe Komani | 6 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Jul 15, 2008 20 years, 1 months 8-0 (3) | Ronald Parks | 6 | PTS | Win | |
7 | May 30, 2008 20 years 7-0 (3) | Loyiso Ngantweni | 6 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Apr 29, 2008 19 years, 11 months 6-0 (3) | Khanyakude Mukansi | 6 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Feb 2, 2008 19 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Sibusiso Twani | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Dec 28, 2007 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Mario Gaxiola | 4 | UD | Win | |
3 | Nov 12, 2007 19 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Sibusiso Ngqalathi | 2 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Sep 17, 2007 19 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Petros Mahlangu | 1 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Jul 5, 2007 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Sediane | 1 | TKO | Win |
