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Dingaan Thobela

Dingaan Thobela held the WBC super middleweight world title and the WBA and WBO lightweight world titles between 1990 and 2000.

World title bouts
10
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–5
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBA lightweight, 1993)
4 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1990 – Jan 2002

Super MiddleweightWBC
LightweightWBA
WBO
1990age 231991age 241992age 251993age 261994age 271995age 281996age 291997age 301998age 311999age 322000age 332001age 342002age 35
1990199219941996199820002002

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2001

  2. Eric Lucas beats Dingaan Thobela via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  3. 2000

  4. The Ring magazine rates Dingaan Thobela No. 7 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  5. Dave Hilton beats Dingaan Thobela via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  6. Dingaan Thobela beats Glenn Catley via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  7. 1994

  8. Orzubek Nazarov beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  9. 1993

  10. The Ring magazine rates Dingaan Thobela No. 6 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  11. Orzubek Nazarov beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  12. Dingaan Thobela beats Tony Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  13. Tony Lopez beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  14. 1991

  15. Dingaan Thobela beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  16. Dingaan Thobela beats Mario Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  17. Dingaan Thobela’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  18. 1990

  19. Dingaan Thobela beats Mauricio Aceves via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO