Jeffrey Mathebula (27-5-2, 14) was born in Malamulele, South Africa on June 22, 1979. At the age of 21 years on February 17, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Tally Disoloane, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 26th career fight at 29 years old, Jeffrey Mathebula got a shot at the WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles against Celestino Caballero on April 30, 2009 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a super-bantamweight world champion (IBF) on March 24, 2012 at the age of 32 years old, on his 31st career fight, after defeating Takalani Ndlovu via 12-round split decision.
Mathebula's last fight was a super-bantamweight world-title fight against Kiko MartĂnez for MartĂnez' IBF title on December 21, 2013. He lost the fight via 9th-round KO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Jeffrey Mathebula's best fights have been against Julio Zarate and Celestino Caballero.
Mathebula has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Dec 21, 2013 34 years, 5 months 27-5-2 (14) | 27 years, 9 months 29-4 (21) | SBT | 9 | KO | LOSS For IBF |
33 | Mar 23, 2013 33 years, 9 months 27-4-2 (14) | Takalani Ndlovu | 12 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Jul 7, 2012 33 years 26-4-2 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 28-1 (18) | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF For WBO |
31 | Mar 24, 2012 32 years, 9 months 26-3-2 (14) | Takalani Ndlovu | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF |
30 | Jun 11, 2011 31 years, 11 months 25-3-2 (14) | Oscar Chauke | 12 | SD | WIN | |
29 | Oct 30, 2010 31 years, 4 months 24-3-2 (14) | Siviwe Hasheni | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Sep 1, 2010 31 years, 2 months 23-3-2 (13) | Takalani Ndlovu | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
27 | Nov 20, 2009 30 years, 4 months 23-2-2 (13) | Rashid Ally | 4 | KO | WIN | |
26  | Apr 30, 2009 29 years, 10 months 22-2-2 (12) | 32 years, 10 months 31-2 (22) | SBT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA (Super), IBF |
25  | Aug 29, 2008 29 years, 2 months 22-1-2 (12) | 33 years 26-4-1 (16) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Feb 22, 2008 28 years, 8 months 21-1-2 (12) | Yoshinori Miyata | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Jun 29, 2007 28 years 20-1-2 (11) | Themba Tshicila | FT | 11 | RTD | WIN |
22 | Dec 8, 2006 27 years, 5 months 19-1-2 (10) | Mkhuseli Kondile | 2 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 30, 2006 27 years 18-1-2 (9) | Aaron Melgarejo | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | Sep 30, 2005 26 years, 3 months 17-1-2 (9) | Osumanu Akaba | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
19 | Apr 15, 2005 25 years, 9 months 16-1-2 (9) | Oscar Chauke | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Sep 28, 2004 25 years, 3 months 15-1-2 (9) | Malcolm Klassen | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
17 | Jul 23, 2004 25 years, 1 months 15-1-1 (9) | Elias Skhosana | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Feb 24, 2004 24 years, 8 months 14-1-1 (9) | Sonwabo Matayi | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Sep 30, 2003 24 years, 3 months 13-1-1 (9) | Thomas Mashaba | SBT | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
14 | May 31, 2003 23 years, 11 months 13-0-1 (9) | Oupa Lubisi | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 15, 2003 23 years, 7 months 12-0-1 (8) | Bonani Hlwatika | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Nov 22, 2002 23 years, 5 months 11-0-1 (8) | Petros Motsoahole | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 5, 2002 23 years, 3 months 10-0-1 (7) | Martin Mnyandu | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Aug 27, 2002 23 years, 2 months 9-0-1 (7) | Bonani Hlwatika | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
9 | May 15, 2002 22 years, 10 months 9-0 (7) | Wladimir Borov | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Mar 27, 2002 22 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | Ebenezer Tumane | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 6, 2002 22 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | Molefe Benzane | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 24, 2001 22 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Koos Sibiya | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Sep 19, 2001 22 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Dumisani Zulu | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 22, 2001 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Takatso Hlahane | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jun 2, 2001 21 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Tshumbedzo Tshishonge | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 9, 2001 21 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Goodman Mavuso | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 17, 2001 21 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Tally Disoloane | 3 | KO | WIN |
