Name Lehlohonolo Ledwaba Role Professional Boxer | Height 1.68 m Martial art Boxing | |
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Division Bantamweight, Super featherweight | ||
Manny Pacquiao vs Lehlohonolo Ledwaba
Lehlohonolo Benedict "Lehlo" Ledwaba (born 27 July 1971) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006, and held the IBF junior-featherweight title from 1999 to 2001.
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Professional career
Ledwaba turned pro in 1990 and in 1999 captured the vacant IBF super bantamweight title with a decision victory over John Michael Johnson. Ledwaba defended the belt 5 times before losing it to Manny Pacquiao via TKO to earn Pacquiao his second world championship in two weight divisions. Ledwaba continued to fight, but has never challenged for a major title since the loss. He retired from boxing after his loss to Maxwell Awuku on 24 November 2006.
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