Vuyani Bungu Record & Stats

Vuyani Bungu Record & Stats

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In a career spanning 18 years and 1 month, Vuyani Bungu fought 44 times with 39 wins and 5 losses. By his last professional fight on June 25, 2005, Bungu's boxing record stood at 39-5 (19 KO wins, 1 KO loss).

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VUYANIBUNGU
Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa
“The Beast”
Born
Feb 26, 1967
Age
56
Debut
Apr 26, 1987
Record
39-5
Rounds
362
KOs
19 (43.2%)
Height
166 cm
Reach
168 cm
Ape Index
2 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
IBF
sBT
w1
d13
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Vuyani Bungu's record and stats
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      Vuyani Bungu (The Beast) is a retired South African professional boxer. He was born in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa on February 26, 1967. Bungu made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on April 26, 1987. He is a former super-bantamweight world champion. He is 56 years old, and will be turning 57 in 10 months and 26 days.

      Boxing Record

      Total Fights44
      Wins39
      Losses5
      Draws0
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins19
      Total Title Wins1
      Title Defenses13
      Title-Fight KO Wins2
      Losses via KO1
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      44Jun 25, 200538Thomas MashabaLossUD
      43Feb 7, 200436Takalani NdlovuWinSD
      42May 31, 200336Takalani NdlovuWinSD
      41Jul 27, 200235Lehlohonolo LedwabaLossUD
      40Mar 11, 200033 Naseem Hamed LossTKO4
      39Feb 6, 199931Victor Llerena WinRTD7
      38Oct 31, 199831Danny Romero WinMD
      37May 16, 199831Ernesto Grey WinSD
      36Nov 15, 199730Arnel Barotillo WinUD
      35Aug 16, 199730Enrique Jupiter WinUD
      34Apr 5, 199730Kennedy McKinney WinSD
      33Aug 20, 199629Jesus Salud WinUD
      32Apr 15, 199629Pablo Osuna WinTKO2
      31Jan 23, 199628Johnny Lewus WinUD
      30Sep 26, 199528Laureano Ramírez WinUD
      29Apr 29, 199528Victor Llerena WinUD
      28Mar 4, 199528Mohammad Nurhuda WinUD
      27Nov 19, 199427Felix Camacho WinUD
      26Aug 20, 199427Kennedy McKinney WinUD
      25Apr 16, 199427Jorge LopezWinTKO6
      24Aug 29, 199326June SikoWinKO3
      23Apr 17, 199326Jorge Fuentes MartinezWinTKO1
      22Sep 26, 199225Sgigi NekileWinRTD11
      21Apr 18, 199225Freddie NorwoodLossPTS
      20Oct 6, 199124Mxolisi MayekisoWinTKO4
      19Aug 3, 199124Cirilo Ramon FigueredoWinTKO9
      18Jun 2, 199124Lunga DunduWinTKO9
      17Nov 4, 199023Zolani MakhubaloWinUD
      16May 13, 199023Fransie BadenhorstWinUD
      15Nov 26, 198922Andile NtsikoWinRTD4
      14Aug 28, 198922Fransie BadenhorstLossUD
      13Apr 30, 198922Zolani MakhubaloWinRTD7
      12Mar 5, 198922Mabhongo DikoWinTKO9
      11Jan 30, 198921France Frans MthembuWinPTS
      10Oct 23, 198821Billy MkenkceleWinUD
      9Sep 25, 198821Xolani BunuWinTKO2
      8Sep 11, 198821Velile KlaasWinKO3
      7Jun 5, 198821Sexon NgqayimbanaWinUD
      6Apr 24, 198821Temba GawulaWinKO3
      5Oct 4, 198720Wayne Van WykWinTKO2
      4Jul 26, 198720Mbulelo MfamaWinTKO3
      3Jun 20, 198720Luyanda MolesheWinPTS
      2Jun 13, 198720Sakhiwo ManonaWinTKO1
      1Apr 26, 198720Xolela MakhulumaWinTKO4

      Titles

      Vuyani Bungu was a super-bantamweight world champion. He has held one world title at super-bantamweight, which was a lineal championship win.

      Weight DivisionWorld Titles Held
      Super-bantamweightIBF

      Statistics

      Vuyani Bungu is 166 cm tall (5' 5.35") with a reach of 168 cm (5' 6.14"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 2 cm (0.79"). Bungu has a 43.2% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Vuyani Bungu's professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1987 to 2005.

      Bungu made his professional boxing debut against Xolela Makhuluma at the age of 20 on April 26, 1987, defeating Makhuluma via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 8 wins via stoppage.

      Bungu had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on August 20, 1994 after 25 professional fights, against Kennedy McKinney for the super-bantamweight IBF title. He defeated McKinney via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-bantamweight champion of the world.

      Bungu has won one world title at super-bantamweight. For all the details about Bungu's world title wins and defenses refer to "Vuyani Bungu World Titles".

      Some of Bungu's best fights and notable victories include wins over Pablo Osuna, Victor Llerena, Jesus Salud, Danny Romero, Laureano Ramírez, Takalani Ndlovu, and Kennedy McKinney.

      Vuyani Bungu had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career — one of them in a title bout and four in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Fransie Badenhorst via 12 round unanimous decision on August 28, 1989, which ended his 13-fight win streak. He has been stopped once and lost four times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Vuyani Bungu's losses".

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Thomas Mashaba on June 25, 2005. Bungu lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days since this fight.

      Bungu retired from professional boxing with a record of 39-5, which included 19 knockout wins and one loss via knockout, and one title win.

      Career Highlights

      Vuyani Bungu fought a total of 44 times during his professional career. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

      • August 20, 1994: Bungu wins his first world title by defeating Kennedy McKinney via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the IBF super-bantamweight world champion.

      • April 15, 1996: Bungu successfully defends the IBF super-bantamweight title against Pablo Osuna, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.

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