Gideon Buthelezi
Gideon Buthelezi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gideon Bongani 16 July 1986[2] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Other names | Hardcore[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | light flyweight |
| Stance | southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
Gideon Buthelezi (born 16 July 1986)[2] is a South African light flyweight boxer. His stance is southpaw. Training under Elias Tshabalala's guidance,[4] he was crowned the International Boxing Organization (IBO) strawweight champion in June 2010. Buthelezi also won the IBO light flyweight title against Hekkie Budler via a split decision at the Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa, on 27 January 2011.[1] He fought against Adrián Hernández to unify his IBO title and Hernández's WBC title in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, but was stopped in the second round on 24 September 2011.[5]
Personal
Buthelezi was born Gideon Bongani and resides in Boipatong, Gauteng.He has 2 children.
References
- ^ a b "South African Buthelezi in world title shot". Starafrica.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Gideon Buthelezi Could Be Looking At Unbeaten Budler!". Golden Gloves Boxing Promoters. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Night of the Big Little Men hots up". Golden Gloves Boxing Promoters. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Telford Vice (16 August 2011). "Tshabalala honing two boxers for title fights". BusinessDay. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Bongani Magasela (29 September 2011). "Buthelezi injury revelation". The Sowetan. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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External links
- Boxing record for Gideon Buthelezi from BoxRec (registration required)
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