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Virgil Kalakoda Born (1979-12-24 ) 24 December 1979 (age 44) Cape Town , South Africa Other names The Conqueror, Victorious Nationality South African Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) Division Welterweight Style Boxing Stance Orthodox Fighting out of Sydney , Australia Team Full Body Impact Gym Steve's Gym Warrior's MMA Academy Trainer Tony Del Vecchio Steve Kalakoda Years active 1996–present Total 36 Wins 25 By knockout 16 Losses 8 By knockout 3 Draws 3
Total 20 Wins 10 By knockout 3 Losses 10 By knockout 5
Total 10 Wins 9 Losses 1
Notable relatives Steve Kalakoda, Father Boxing record from BoxRec Last updated on: 26 December 2011
Virgil "The Conqueror" Kalakoda (born 24 December 1979) is a South African welterweight boxer and kickboxer , fighting out of Full Body Impact Gym in Sydney, Australia . He is former light-middleweight boxing champion, currently competing in K-1 MAX .[1]
Early career
Virgil grew up in Cape Town, South Africa . His dad Steve Kalakoda was a boxer and he used to go to the gym with him, and learnt by watching, since he was about 4 years old. Growing up around the likes of Mike Bernardo when he was in his K-1 prime was a huge influence to him.[2]
He had 10 amateur boxing fights, with only one loss to Ruben Groenewald in the final of the national tryouts.
Professional boxing career
Virgil turned pro in 1996 at 18 years of age defeating Patrick Ngqoba by TKO on his debut in Cape Town . He went undefeated for his first seven professional bouts before suffering his first loss to Pascal Mtungu in 1997. In 2000 Virgil had his first professional title fight losing to Joseph Makaringe by tenth round TKO for the South African welterweight title. Virgil responded well to this setback winning his next thirteen fights between 2000 and 2003 and picked up the International Boxing Council (IBC) light middleweight world title and I.B.F. and W.B.N. intercontinental light middleweight titles. He suffered his first defeat in four years when he lost via split decision to fellow South African William Gare in a non title fight in Cape Town. After a win against Wahab Adebisi he decided to move into the world of kickboxing.
K-1 MAX
Virgil made his K-1 MAX debut on 4 May 2005 at the K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open against former champion Albert Kraus with the prize being a place at the quarter final stage of the 2005 K-1 MAX final. Virgil was unable to defeat the 2002 champion but impressed enough to be offered a super fight at the final event.[3] After racking up a couple of wins with the promotion he was invited back the following year to take place in qualifying only to lose to the 2004 champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk .[4] Once again Virgil impressed in the split decision extension round defeat and was invited to take part in the quarter finals despite the loss. At the final he met Andy Souwer in the quarter finals and suffered his first stoppage defeat.[5]
Later that year Virgil made his first (and so far only) appearance in Shoot boxing's number one event – the S-Cup. He met fellow boxer Daniel Dawson in the quarter final stage but was unable to proceed losing by unanimous decision . Despite early initial promise with the K-1 organization Virgil's record has been patchy – mixing good wins against the likes of Takayuki Kohiruimaki and Ole Laursen with a number of defeats including a shock loss against Se Ki Kim at the K-1 Fighting Network Khan in 2007.
Titles
2002-03 W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental champion (2 title defences)
2002 I.B.F. light middleweight Inter-Continental champion
2001 IBC light middleweight world champion
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record
10 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 10 Losses
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2010-06-06
Loss
Hiroki Shishido
Shoot Boxing 25th Anniversary - Ishin 3rd Battle
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Straight Left)
3
2:15
10-10
2009-11-27
Win
Jae Gil Noh
The Khan 2
Seoul, South Korea
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
10-9
2009-11-20
Loss
Ali Gunyar
War of the Worlds
Melbourne, Australia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
9-9
2009-08-08
Win
Kozo Mitsuyama
Xplosion Super Fight 19
Gold Coast, Australia
Ext.R KO (Punch)
4
9-8
2008-10-01
Loss
Nieky Holzken
K-1 World MAX 2008 Final , Opening Fight
Tokyo, Japan
KO (Right Hook)
1
1:42
8-8
2008-05-31
Win
Ole Laursen
K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008 , Super Fight
Stockholm, Sweden
Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
8-7
2008-04-09
Loss
Masato
K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16
Hiroshima, Japan
KO (Right Hook)
3
0:22
7-7
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 .
2008-02-24
Win
Se Ki Kim
K-1 Asia MAX 2008 , Super Fight
Seoul, South Korea
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
7-6
2007-10-03
Win
Takayuki Kohiruimaki
K-1 World MAX 2007 Final , Reserve Fight
Tokyo, Japan
TKO (Referee Stoppage)
3
1:56
6-6
2007-07-21
Loss
Se Ki Kim
K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007
Seoul, South Korea
KO
2
1:48
5-6
2007-06-28
Loss
Albert Kraus
K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
5-5
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2007 Final although will be invited to take part in a reserve fight.
2007-04-04
Win
Hiroyuki Maeda
K-1 MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
5-4
2006-11-03
Loss
Daniel Dawson
S-Cup 2006 , Quarter Finals
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
4-4
2006-09-16
Win
Chi Bin Lim
K-1 KHAN 2006 Seoul
Seoul, South Korea
Ext.R Decision (Majority)
4
3:00
4-3
2006-09-04
Win
Hiroyuki Maeda
K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions Challenge
Tokyo, Japan
TKO (Doc Stop/Cut)
2
0:33
3-3
2006-06-30
Loss
Andy Souwer
K-1 World MAX 2006 Final , Quarter Finals
Yokohama, Japan
TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns)
3
2:23
2-3
2006-04-05
Loss
Buakaw Por.Pramuk
K-1 World MAX 2006 Open
Tokyo, Japan
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
2-2
Despite defeat is invited to the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final to take part in the quarter finals.
2006-02-25
Win
Sinbi Taewoong
K-1 KHAN 2006 Busan , Super Fight
Busan, South Korea
Ext.R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
2-1
2005-07-20
Win
Yoshihiro Sato
K-1 World MAX 2005 Final , Super Fight
Yokohama, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
1-1
2005-05-04
Loss
Albert Kraus
K-1 World MAX 2005 Open
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
0-1
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2005 Final although will be invited to take part in a super fight.
Legend : Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes
Boxing record
Boxing Record[6]
25 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 8 Losses , 3 Draws
Date
Result
Opponent
Venue
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2012-12-09
Loss
Yao Yi Ma
Olympic Park Sports Centre
Homebush, Australia
TKO
8(12)
1:42
25-8-3
For IBF Pan Pacific light middleweight title.
2011-12-09
Loss
Daniel Dawson
WA Italian Club
Perth, Australia
Decision (Majority)
12(12)
3:00
25-7-3
For vacant PABA light middleweight title. For vacant WBA Pan African light middleweight title.
2011-07-23
Draw
Daniel Dawson
WA Italian Club
Perth, Australia
Decision (Split)
12(12)
3:00
25-6-3
For interim PABA light middleweight title.
2011-04-29
Draw
John Akauola
Roundhouse
Kensington, New South Wales , Australia
Decision (Majority)
6(6)
3:00
25-6-2
2011-03-25
Loss
Leroy Brown
Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club
Cronulla, New South Wales , Australia
Decision (Unanimous)
6(6)
3:00
25-6-1
2009-10-30
Loss
King Davidson
Roundhouse
Sydney, Australia
Decision (Unanimous)
12(12)
3:00
25-5-1
For vacant W.B.O. Africa light middleweight title.
2004-04-10
Win
Wahab Adebisi
U.J. Esuene Stadium
Calabar, Nigeria
KO
2(10)
25-4-1
2004-01-27
Loss
William Gare
Ratanga Junction
Cape Town, South Africa
Decision (Split)
10(10)
3:00
24-4-1
2003-09-09
Win
Kai Kauramaki
Club Albena
Varna, Bulgaria
Decision (Unanimous)
10(10)
3:00
24-3-1
2003-06-24
Win
Djemal Mehmedov
Sala Sporturilor Olympia
Ploiești, Romania
KO
1(10)
23-3-1
2003-03-04
Win
Elvis Guerrero
Sala Sporturilor
Iaşi, Romania
Decision (Unanimous)
12(12)
3:00
22-3-1
Retains W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2002-12-10
Win
Tomas Kugler
Sala Sporturilor
Constanta, Romania
TKO
11(12)
21-3-1
Retains W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2002-10-29
Win
Cristian Zamfir
Wynberg Military Sport Complex
Cape Town, South Africa
KO
1(8)
20-3-1
2002-07-09
Win
Stefan Dimitrov
Club Albena
Varna, Bulgaria
Decision (Unanimous)
12(12)
3:00
19-3-1
Wins inaugural W.B.N. light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2001-02-27
Win
Dieudonne Takou Kotonang
Somerset West, South Africa
Decision (Unanimous)
12(12)
3:00
18-3-1
Wins vacant IBF light middleweight Inter-continental title.
2001-09-25
Win
Alex Cabinga
Wynberg Military Sport Complex
Cape Town, South Africa
TKO
5(6)
17-3-1
2001-06-08
Win
Cyprian Emeti
Grand West Casino
Cape Town, South Africa
KO
2(12)
1:33
16-3-1
Wins vacant IBC light middleweight world title.
2001-02-27
Win
Dieudonne Takou Kotonang
Parow Civic Centre
Cape Town, South Africa
TKO
2(6)
15-3-1
2001-01-27
Win
Altoria Horne
The Moon
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Decision (Unanimous)
8(8)
3:00
14-3-1
2000-09-03
Win
Kholisile Mavatha
Bellville Velodrome
Cape Town, South Africa
TKO
2(10)
13-3-1
2000-08-13
Win
Morris Dakada
Wynberg Military Sport Complex
Cape Town, South Africa
KO
1(10)
12-3-1
2000-02-20
Loss
Joseph Makaringe
Wembley Indoor Arena
Johannesburg, South Africa
TKO
8(10)
11-3-1
For vacant South African welterweight title.
1999-09-24
Win
Robert Wright
Rhydycar Leisure Centre
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK
Decision
6(6)
3:00
11-2-1
1999-04-20
Loss
Zoltan Szili
Carousel Hotel & Casino
Temba, South Africa
KO
1(8)
10-2-1
1999-02-27
Win
Paul Miles
York Hall
London, England, UK
Decision
6(6)
3:00
10-1-1
1998-11-09
Win
Oupa Ntshangulu
Carousel Hotel & Casino
Temba, South Africa
KO
1(6)
9-1-1
1998-07-28
Win
Andile Professor Blom
Carousel Hotel & Casino
Temba, South Africa
KO
1(6)
8-1-1
1998-02-21
Win
Andile Professor Blom
Great Centenary Hall
New Brighton, South Africa
TKO
4(6)
7-1-1
1997-11-08
Loss
Pascal Mtungu
Village Green
Durban, South Africa
Decision
4(4)
3:00
6-1-1
1997-10-08
Win
Thomas Pisan
Carousel Hotel & Casino
Temba, South Africa
Decision
4(4)
3:00
6-0-1
1997-08-28
Win
Michael Ramabele
Johannesburg, South Africa
Decision
4(4)
3:00
5-0-1
1997-08-23
Win
Zana Mlenzana
Nasrec Indoor Arena
Johannesburg, South Africa
Decision
6(6)
3:00
4-0-1
1997-06-28
Win
Zana Mlenzana
Nasrec Indoor Arena
Johannesburg, South Africa
TKO
3(6)
3:00
3-0-1
1996-07-21
Draw
Michael Mbasane
Wynberg Military Sports Centre
Cape Town, South Africa
Draw
4(4)
3:00
2-0-1
1996-05-12
Win
Sakhiwo Saxie Kilani
Cape Town, South Africa
TKO
1(4)
2-0
1996-03-17
Win
Patrick Ngqoba
3 Arts Theatre
Cape Town, South Africa
TKO
1(4)
1-0
Professional debut.
Legend : Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes
See also
References
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