Mzukisi Sikali
Mzukisi Sikali | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Mzukisi Sikali |
Nickname(s) | Lacier |
Weight(s) | Junior flyweight Flyweight Super Flyweight |
Nationality | South African |
Born | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | 30 July 1971
Died | 16 September 2005 Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa | (aged 34)
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 38 |
Wins | 29 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Mzukisi Sikali, (30 July 1971 – 16 September 2005), was a South African boxer who served as a world champion in three different weight categories: junior flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight.
Murder[]
Sikali, who was regarded as one of South Africa's top boxers, was stabbed to death after he attempted to fight off a couple of muggers in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth. The muggers were arrested around an hour after the incident; and a mobile phone, which had been stolen from Sikali, was also recovered.
Pro career[]
The last contest that Sikali fought before his death was a unification bout against the Armenian fighter Vic Darchinyan, in which Sikali lost his IBO flyweight title after the fight was stopped in the eighth round. His professional record was twenty-nine wins (seventeen by KO), seven losses, and two draws.
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- 1971 births
- 2005 deaths
- Flyweight boxers
- Male murder victims
- South African murder victims
- People murdered in South Africa
- Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth
- South African male boxers
- South African boxing biography stubs