Drake Thadzi
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Drake Thadzi (born November 23, 1964 in Lilongwe) is a retired boxer from Malawi, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He challenged once for the WBA title in 1995.
Amateur career[]
Thadzi represented Malawi at the 1984 Olympics;he was decisioned in the second round of competition in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Algeria's eventual bronze medalist Mustapha Moussa.
Professional career[]
Soon afterwards Thadzi turned professional, before retiring in 1998 after a loss against Dariusz Michalczewski with a record of 40 fights: 30 wins (25 KO's), 1 draw and 9 losses. Some other career highlights: Thadzi challenged Virgil Hill for the WBA light heavyweight title in 1995 but lost a decision.
Thadzi scored his career best win in 1997, when he upset respected three-time world champion James Toney at the Foxwoods Casino. At that point Thadzi appeared primed to fight for a title but manager Goody Petronelli inexplicably failed to get him a fight during the next 15 months. Thadzi finished out with only two more fights after the Toney win with a technical knockout victory over "Iceman" John Scully and a title loss to Michalczewski eighteen months after his big controversial majority decision win over Toney.
Professional boxing record[]
References[]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Lilongwe
- Malawian male boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Malawi