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Best of Thulani Malinga: Top 10 Fights

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Thulani Malinga had 57 fights with 19 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Nigel Benn, Robin Reid, Chris Eubank, Graciano Rocchigiani, and Peter H Madsen. The following are Malinga's top 10 fights.

Thulani Malinga's boxing career

  1. Thulani Malinga defeats Nigel Benn in their 2nd fight

    On Thulani Malinga defeated British boxer Nigel Benn in the rematch via 12 round split decision. Malinga was 40 years old with a record of 41-9 (17 KOs). Benn was 32 years old with a record of 42-2-1 (35 KOs). Malinga won the WBC super-middleweight title — his first world title. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Malinga's fights.

  2. Thulani Malinga defeats Robin Reid

    On Thulani Malinga defeated British boxer Robin Reid via 12 round unanimous decision. Malinga was 42 years old with a record of 42-10 (17 KOs). Reid was 26 years old with an undefeated record of 25-0-1 (18 KOs). Malinga won the WBC super-middleweight title. This fight is the second best performance in Malinga's career.

  3. Thulani Malinga loses to Chris Eubank

    On Thulani Malinga lost to British boxer Chris Eubank via 12 round split decision. Malinga was 36 years old with a record of 33-7 (13 KOs). Eubank was 25 years old with an undefeated record of 29-0 (17 KOs). Despite the loss, Malinga put on a good fight.

  4. Thulani Malinga loses to Graciano Rocchigiani

    On Thulani Malinga lost to German boxer Graciano Rocchigiani via 12 round unanimous decision. Malinga was 33 years old with a record of 25-4 (12 KOs). Rocchigiani was 25 years old with an undefeated record of 26-0 (13 KOs). Despite the loss, Malinga put on a good fight.

  5. Thulani Malinga defeats Peter H Madsen

    On Thulani Malinga defeated Peter H Madsen via 8th round RTD. Malinga was 42 years old with a record of 44-11 (19 KOs).

  6. Thulani Malinga defeats Fredrik Alvarez

    On Thulani Malinga defeated Fredrik Alvarez via 11th round TKO. Malinga was 42 years old with a record of 43-11 (18 KOs).

  7. Thulani Malinga loses to Richie Woodhall

    On Thulani Malinga lost to English boxer Richie Woodhall via 12 round unanimous decision. Malinga was 42 years old with a record of 42-11 (17 KOs). Woodhall was 29 years old with a record of 22-1 (14 KOs). Malinga lost his WBC super-middleweight title. Despite the loss, Malinga put on a good fight.

  8. Thulani Malinga loses to Vincenzo Nardiello

    On Thulani Malinga lost to Italian boxer Vincenzo Nardiello via 12 round split decision. Malinga was 40 years old with a record of 41-10 (17 KOs). Nardiello was 30 years old with a record of 29-5 (17 KOs). Malinga lost his WBC super-middleweight title. Despite the loss, Malinga put on a good fight.

  9. Thulani Malinga loses to Mads Larsen

    On Thulani Malinga lost to Danish boxer Mads Larsen via 10th round TKO. Malinga was 43 years old with a record of 44-12 (19 KOs). Larsen was 26 years old with a record of 28-1 (24 KOs). Despite the loss, Malinga put on a good fight till it lasted.

  10. Thulani Malinga defeats Prince Tukane

    On Thulani Malinga defeated Prince Tukane in the rematch via 4th round TKO. Malinga was 31 years old with a record of 22-2 (12 KOs).