Takalani Ndlovu
# Takalani Ndlovu

Takalani Ndlovu (born 11 January 1978), is a South African professional boxer with orthodox stance who goes by the nickname of "Panther".

## Pro career

He won the IBF junior featherweight title against Canadian Steve Molitor on 26 March 2011.

## Professional boxing record

| 54 fights | 44 wins | 10 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 19 | 1 |
| By decision | 25 | 9 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 44 | Win | 34–10 | Lwandile Gugushe | TKO | 4 (12) | Oct 25, 2014 | Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa | Won vacant WBF International featherweight title; Won vacant WBA Pan African featherweight title |
| 43 | Loss | 33–10 | Mzonke Fana | UD | 12 | Dec 7, 2013 | Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa | Won vacant WBA Pan African Super featherweight title |
| 42 | Loss | 33–9 | Jeffrey Mathebula | UD | 12 | Mar 23, 2013 | Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa | IBF super bantamweight title final eliminator |
| 41 | Loss | 33–8 | Alejandro Lopez | UD | 12 | Oct 23, 2012 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, USA | IBF super bantamweight title eliminator |
| 40 | Loss | 33–7 | Jeffrey Mathebula | SD | 12 | Mar 24, 2012 | Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa | Lost IBF super bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 33–6 | Giovanni Caro | SD | 12 | Oct 29, 2011 | Palenque de la Feria, Colima, Colima, Mexico | Retained IBF super bantamweight title |
| 38 | Win | 32–6 | Steve Molitor | UD | 12 | Mar 26, 2011 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Won IBF super bantamweight title |
| 37 | Win | 31–6 | Jeffrey Mathebula | SD | 12 | Sep 1, 2010 | Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa | IBF super bantamweight title eliminator |
| 36 | Loss | 30–6 | Steve Molitor | MD | 12 | Mar 27, 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | For IBF super bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 30–5 | Kiko Martinez | UD | 12 | Sep 25, 2009 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | IBF super bantamweight title eliminator |
| 34 | Win | 29–5 | Oscar Chauke | UD | 12 | Mar 20, 2009 | Graceland Hotel Casino, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa | Won vacant WBF featherweight title |
| 33 | Loss | 28–5 | Fernando Beltrán, Jr. | SD | 12 | Aug 22, 2008 | Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA | For vacant IBO featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–5 | Raymond Sermona | TKO | 4 (8) | Feb 2, 2008 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 31 | Loss | 26–5 | Steve Molitor | TKO | 9 (12), 1:42 | Jul 14, 2007 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | For IBF super bantamweight title |
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Ricardo Castillo | SD | 12 | Dec 1, 2006 | Cicero Stadium 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero, Illinois, USA | Retained IBO super bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–4 | Giovanni Andrade | KO | 2 (12), 0:33 | May 25, 2006 | Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa | Retained IBO super bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–4 | Fabio Daniel Oliva | KO | 3 (12), 0:57 | Apr 21, 2006 | Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, Delaware, USA | Retained IBO super bantamweight title |
