Phumelele Cafu (11-1-3, 8) was born in Duncan Village, Eastern Cape, South Africa on September 28, 2004. At the age of 13 years on May 26, 2018, he made his professional boxing debut against Phumelelo Maqolo, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 14th career fight at 20 years old, Cafu became a super-flyweight world champion on October 14, 2024 after defeating Kosei Tanaka via 12-round split decision to win the WBO title.
Cafu's last fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Jesse Rodriguez at age 20 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Phumelele Cafu's best fights were against Kosei Tanaka and Enathi Stelle. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Phumelele Cafu".
Cafu has 1 loss on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Phumelele Cafu Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15  | Jul 19, 2025 20 years, 9 months 11-1-3 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 21-0 (14) | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
14  | Oct 14, 2024 20 years 11-0-3 (8) | 29 years, 3 months 20-1 (11) | SFL | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO |
13 | Dec 16, 2023 19 years, 2 months 10-0-3 (8) | Enathi Stelle | SFL | 1 | KO | WIN |
12 | Aug 20, 2023 18 years, 10 months 9-0-3 (7) | Genisis Libranza | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
11 | Dec 23, 2022 18 years, 2 months 8-0-3 (7) | Jackson Chauke | 12 | SD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 23, 2022 18 years 7-0-3 (7) | Lazarus Namalambo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 29, 2022 17 years, 10 months 6-0-3 (6) | Ben Mananquil | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
8 | May 28, 2022 17 years, 8 months 5-0-3 (5) | Tinashe Majoni | 5 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 27, 2022 17 years, 5 months 4-0-3 (4) | Jackson Chauke | FL | 12 | MD | DRAW |
6 | Sep 28, 2019 15 years 4-0-2 (4) | Hamza Mchanjo | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
5 | Jun 30, 2019 14 years, 9 months 3-0-2 (3) | Zolile Miya | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
4 | Dec 15, 2018 14 years, 2 months 3-0-1 (3) | Dalisizwe Komani | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 4, 2018 14 years, 1 months 2-0-1 (2) | Thandolwethu Nkwenteni | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jun 24, 2018 13 years, 8 months 1-0-1 (1) | Landile Ngxeke | 4 | PTS | DRAW | |
1 | May 26, 2018 13 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Phumelelo Maqolo | 2 | TKO | WIN |
