Deejay Kriel (16-2-1, 8) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 20, 1995. At the age of 18 years on April 10, 2014, he made his professional boxing debut against Colin Tloubatla, losing the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 17th career fight at 23 years old, Kriel became a strawweight world champion on February 16, 2019 after defeating Carlos Licona via 12th-round KO to win the IBF title.
Kriel's last fight was a light-flyweight world-title fight against Felix Alvarado for Alvarado's IBF title on January 2, 2021. He lost the fight via 10th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Deejay Kriel's best fight was against Felix Alvarado.
Kriel has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Deejay Kriel Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Jan 2, 2021 25 years, 6 months 16-2-1 (8) | 31 years, 10 months 35-2 (30) | LFL | 10 | TKO | Loss For IBF |
18 | Nov 30, 2019 24 years, 5 months 16-1-1 (8) | Jesus Fernando Aguirre | 1 | KO | Win | |
17 | Feb 16, 2019 23 years, 7 months 15-1-1 (7) | Carlos Licona | ST | 12 | KO | Win Won IBF |
16 | Mar 3, 2018 22 years, 8 months 14-1-1 (6) | Xolisa Magusha | ST | 12 | UD | Win |
15 | Oct 21, 2017 22 years, 4 months 13-1-1 (6) | Thembelani Okolo | 8 | MD | Win | |
14 | Jul 23, 2017 22 years, 1 months 12-1-1 (6) | Dexter Alimento | ST | 12 | UD | Win |
13 | Apr 23, 2017 21 years, 10 months 11-1-1 (6) | Xolisa Magusha | 8 | UD | Win | |
12 | Oct 22, 2016 21 years, 4 months 10-1-1 (6) | Nyelisani Thagambega | 5 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Jul 24, 2016 21 years, 1 months 9-1-1 (5) | Nyelisani Thagambega | 7 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Apr 24, 2016 20 years, 10 months 8-1-1 (4) | Ayanda Ndulani | 6 | SD | Draw | |
9 | Feb 7, 2016 20 years, 7 months 8-1 (4) | Morabedi Khotle | 6 | UD | Win | |
8 | Dec 1, 2015 20 years, 5 months 7-1 (4) | Thabo Moabi | 3 | TKO | Win | |
7 | Oct 4, 2015 20 years, 3 months 6-1 (3) | Edward Disloane | 4 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Jul 30, 2015 20 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | Thabo Moabi | 5 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Apr 13, 2015 19 years, 9 months 4-1 (2) | Clever Mdingi | 3 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Dec 3, 2014 19 years, 5 months 3-1 (1) | Donald Khetsane | 3 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Aug 28, 2014 19 years, 2 months 2-1 (0) | Clever Mdingi | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Jun 26, 2014 19 years 1-1 (0) | Colin Tloubatla | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Apr 10, 2014 18 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Colin Tloubatla | 4 | PTS | Loss |
