Nkosinathi Joyi

Nkosinathi Joyi
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Real name Nkosinathi Joyi
Nickname(s) Mabere
Weight(s) Minimumweight
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality South African
Born (1983-05-21) 21 May 1983
Mdantsane, South Africa
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 32
Wins 26
Wins by KO 18
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 1

Nkosinathi Joyi (born 1 January 1983 in Mdantsane, South Africa), is a South African professional boxer with a southpaw stance who goes by the nickname of "Mabere". Joyi is the former IBF Minimumweight world champion, he was ranked by BoxRec and The Ring Magazine as the number one boxer in the Minimumweight division.[1]

Professional career

Joyi, who has fought his entire career in South Africa, made his professional debut on 28 April 2002 in Queenstown. He beat Dalisizwe Komani over the six round distance to make a winning start to his career. Joyi won his first minor championship on 24 April 2004, beating Mzikayse Foslare to win the South African minimumweight title.[2]

Minimumweight world title

The first major fight of his career came on 26 June 2009 in East London, where he fought the Filipino boxer Florante Condes in an IBF Minimumweight title eliminator. Joyi won the fight by a wide unanimous decision with scores of: 120-107 (twice) and 119-108.[3] In his next fight, on 26 March 2010 and also in East London, Joyi challenged for the IBF title against the Mexican Raúl García. Joyi once again gained a unanimous points decision and claimed García's title, the scores were 119-109 (twice) and 118-110.[4] On 29 January 2011, Joyi faced former WBC Minimumweight champion, Katsunari Takayama. Joyi appeared to be in full control of the bout until the third round, when an accidental clash of heads opened a deep cut along Takayama's hairline. Since four rounds had not been completed, the bout was ruled a no-contest.[5] Joyi then defeated Takayama via a unanimous decision in a direct rematch on 30 March 2012 in East London. He had reportedly injured his left hand in the second round of that fight. Joyi’s promoter Branco Milenkovic has planned to stage a unification match.[6] However, two of the other three champions of the four major sanctioning bodies were Japanese. Although Japan's reigning world champions have been allowed to fight in a unification match with any champion of the four major sanctioning bodies since 28 February 2011,[7] the WBC's Kazuto Ioka and the WBA's Akira Yaegashi were due to fight in their title unification bout.[8] So, they were unavailable until at least June 2012.

In Joyi's first fight outside of South Africa, he suffered an upset knockout loss at the hands of local fighter Mario Rodriguez (14-6-4) in Sinaloa, Mexico on 1 September 2012.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
32 fights 26 wins 5 losses
By knockout 18 3
By decision 8 2
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 26-5-(1) South Africa Simphiwe Khonco UD 12 Nov 20, 2016 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape For IBO Minimumweight title
31 Win 26-4-(1) South Africa Luyanda Nkwankwa PTS 8 Apr 22, 2016 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
30 Win 25-4-(1) South Africa Sinethemba Magibisela TKO 5 (10) Sep 4, 2015 South AfricaOrient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
29 Loss 24-4-(1) Philippines Rey Loreto TKO 1 (12), 1:46 Mar 22, 2015 South Africa Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape For IBO Light Flyweight title
28 Loss 24-3-(1) Philippines Rey Loreto KO 3 (12), 0:49 Feb 1, 2014 Monaco Salle des etoiles, Monte Carlo For vacant IBO Light Flyweight title
27 Win 24-2-(1) Philippines Benezer Alolod KO 9 (12), 2:48 Aug 31, 2013 South Africa Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng Won WBC International Light Flyweight title
26 Loss 23-2-(1) South Africa Hekkie Budler SD 12 Jun 15, 2013 South Africa Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng For IBO Minimumweight title
25 Win 23-1-(1) Argentina Walter Rojas TKO 1 (12), 2:13 Dec 8, 2012 South Africa Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Won vacant WBA International Minimumweight title
24 Loss 22-1-(1) Mexico Mario Rodriguez KO 7 (12), 2:07 Sep 1, 2012 Mexico Gimnasio Municipal Luis Estrada Medina, Guasave, Sinaloa Lost IBF Minimumweight title
23 Win 22-0-(1) Japan Katsunari Takayama UD 12 Mar 30, 2012 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained IBF Minimumweight title
22 NC 21-0-(1) Japan Katsunari Takayama NC 3 (12), 1:59 Jan 29, 2011 South Africa Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng Retained IBF Minimumweight title
21 Win 21-0 Mexico Raúl García UD 12 Mar 26, 2010 South Africa International Convention Centre, East London, Eastern Cape Won IBF Minimumweight title
20 Win 20-0 Philippines Florante Condes UD 12 Jun 26, 2009 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape IBF Minimumweight title eliminator
19 Win 19-0 Mexico Lorenzo Trejo KO 2 (12), 0:48 Nov 22, 2008 South Africa Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Retained IBO Minimumweight title
18 Win 18-0 Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez TKO 7 (12) Jun 27, 2008 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained IBO Minimumweight title
17 Win 17-0 Philippines Gabriel Pumar KO 1 (12), 2:31 Nov 16, 2007 South Africa Great Centenary Hall, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Retained IBO Minimumweight title
16 Win 16-0 Philippines Armando dela Cruz KO 2 (12), 1:28 Nov 4, 2006 South Africa Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng Won vacant IBO Minimumweight title
15 Win 15-0 South Africa Thobani Mbangeni TKO 2 (12), 1:39 Sep 22, 2006 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
14 Win 14-0 South Africa Thulani Ndyamara TKO 1 (12), 2:58 Apr 1, 2006 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
13 Win 13-0 South Africa Mawanda Sineko KO 6 (12) Oct 29, 2005 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
12 Win 12-0 South Africa Mawanda Sineko UD 12 Mar 5, 2005 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
11 Win 11-0 South Africa Wele Maqolo UD 12 Aug 28, 2004 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
10 Win 10-0 South Africa Khuselekile Gada TKO 1 (12), 1:59 Jul 16, 2004 South Africa Great Centenary Hall, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Retained South African Minimumweight title
9 Win 9-0 South Africa Mzikayse Foslare TKO 1 (12), 1:32 Apr 24, 2004 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape Won vacant South African Minimumweight title
8 Win 8-0 South Africa Thembinkosi Blou TKO 2 (8) Feb 21, 2004 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
7 Win 7-0 South Africa Elliot Tokona TKO 4 (6) Dec 6, 2003 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
6 Win 6-0 South Africa Sakhumzi Mqadaru TKO 2 (6) Aug 2, 2003 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
5 Win 5-0 South Africa Mlungiseleli Xokoloshe UD 10 Apr 5, 2003 South Africa Orient Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape
4 Win 4-0 South Africa Siyabulela Mejeni TKO 1 (6) Dec 14, 2002 South Africa Mdantsane Indoor Centre, East London, Eastern Cape
3 Win 3-0 South Africa Khuselekile Gada TKO 2 (6) Aug 24, 2002 South Africa Gompo Hall, East London, Eastern Cape
2 Win 2-0 South Africa Makhi Nokhele TKO 3 (6) Jun 15, 2002 South Africa Moses Twebe Hall, Dimbaza, Eastern Cape
1 Win 1-0 South Africa Dalisizwe Komani PTS 6 Apr 28, 2002 South Africa Indoor Sports Centre, Queenstown, Eastern Cape Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ "THE RING RATINGS, Strawweight". The Ring. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "boxer: Nkosinathi Joyi". Boxrec. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "CONDES LOSES LOPSIDED DECISION IN IBF TITLE ELIMINATOR". Inside Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Christ, Scott. "Global Boxing Results: Nkosinathi Joyi tops Raul Garcia". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. ↑ LaBate, Chris. "Joyi-Takayama a No-Contest, Mendez Decisions Baloyi". BoxingScene. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Mesuli Zifo (4 April 2012). "'Hexecutioner' challenges Joyi to a clash". Independent Online. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  7. ↑ 委員長会議報告書 (in Japanese). Japan Boxing Commission. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Dan Rafael (17 April 2012). "Can't wait for Ioka-Yaegashi". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Raúl García		 IBF Mini Flyweight Champion
26 March 2010 – 1 September 2012		 Succeeded by
Mario Rodríguez
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