# Lehlo Ledwaba

Lehlohonolo Benedict Ledwaba (27 July 1971 – 2 July 2021) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006, and held the IBF super bantamweight title from 1999 to 2001.
Ledwaba died from COVID-19 on 2 July 2021, at age 49.

## 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.

## Professional boxing record

| 43 fights | 36 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 23 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | Maxwell Awuku | RTD | 9 (12) | 24 Nov 2006 | Convention Centre, Mafikeng, South Africa | Lost WBA Pan African super-featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 36–5–1 | Ephraim Nangenda | TKO | 6 (12) | 8 Apr 2006 | Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won vacant WBA Pan African super-featherweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2005 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | For IBO featherweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 | 20 Nov 2004 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | For IBO featherweight title |
| 39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Spend Abazi | UD | 12 | 11 Jun 2004 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | For EBA featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Choi Tseveenpurev | MD | 10 | 13 Mar 2004 | Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Vuyani Bungu | UD | 12 | 27 Jul 2002 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Won vacant WBU featherweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 33–2–1 | Manny Pacquiao | TKO | 6 (12), 0:59 | 23 Jun 2001 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Lost IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 33–1–1 | Carlos Contreras | UD | 12 | 22 Apr 2001 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 34 | Win | 32–1–1 | Arnel Barotillo | TKO | 9 (12), 2:40 | 17 Feb 2001 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Eduardo Enrique Alvarez | KO | 8 (12), 2:48 | 6 Oct 2000 | Leisure Centre, Maidstone, England | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Ernesto Grey | TKO | 8 (12), 1:20 | 7 Apr 2000 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Edison Valencia Diaz | TKO | 5 (12), 2:31 | 25 Sep 1999 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, US | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | John Michael Johnson | UD | 12 | 29 May 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | Won vacant IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Maxim Pugachev | KO | 2 (10) | 6 Feb 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Peter Buckley | PTS | 8 | 5 Dec 1998 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Arnel Barotillo | UD | 10 | 22 Aug 1998 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Zukile Filani | KO | 3 (12), 1:12 | 25 Mar 1998 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Entwa Mofokeng | TKO | 2 (12) | 7 Dec 1997 | Fred Crookes Technikon Hall, Durban, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Luyanda Mini | TKO | 4 (12) | 21 Jun 1997 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Gian Maria Petriccioli | UD | 12 | 9 Mar 1997 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained WBU bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Cruz Carbajal | UD | 12 | 17 Nov 1996 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won vacant WBU bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Vuyisile Tinga | KO | 1 (12) | 7 Jul 1996 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained South African super-bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Ric Siodora | UD | 10 | 7 Apr 1996 | Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Ricky Beard | TKO | 3 (10) | 18 Nov 1995 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Matthew Harris | KO | 2 (10) | 26 Aug 1995 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Juan Polo Perez | SD | 10 | 6 May 1995 | Village Green, Durban, South Africa | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Ncedile Siko | RTD | 7 (12) | 22 Jan 1995 | City Hall, Durban, South Africa | Won vacant South African super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | June Siko | TKO | 6 (6) | 4 Sep 1994 | Gold Reef City Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Barry Brown | TKO | 2 (4) | 13 Mar 1994 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Elias Sebesho | PTS | 6 | 4 Dec 1993 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–1–1 | Joseph Ramaswe | TKO | 2 (6) | 24 Jul 1993 | Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Vusi Khoza | TKO | 4 (10) | 2 Jun 1993 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained Transvaal super-bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Moses Petersen | TKO | 3 (6) | 4 Apr 1993 | Indoor Centre, Springs, South Africa | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Derek Veejam | KO | 1 (4) | 10 Feb 1993 | City Hall, Durban, South Africa | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Vusi Khoza | KO | 4 (10) | 11 Oct 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won Transvaal super-bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Moses Petersen | PTS | 6 | 12 Apr 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Malepa Levi | PTS | 4 | 16 Feb 1992 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Robert Kgaswe | TKO | 4 (6) | 24 Nov 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Andrew Nemutaka | PTS | 2 (6) | 22 Sep 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | David Moshodi | TKO | 2 (6) | 23 Jun 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joseph Motsamai | TKO | 1 (4) | 24 Mar 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ephraim Madi | TKO | 4 (6) | 31 Oct 1990 | Don Mateman Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Professional debut |