Masibulele Makepula
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Masibulele Makepula is a professional boxer
Boxing
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Amateur Achievements

  • Gold Medalist at the 1995 African Championships in Harare as a Light Flyweight.
  • Represented South Africa at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as a Light Flyweight. His results were:
  • Defeated Debind Thapa (Nepal) TKO 1
  • Lost to Rafael Lozano
    Rafael Lozano
    Rafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...

     (Spain) points

Professional career

Nicknamed "Hawk", Makepula turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBO light flyweight title with a decision win over Jacob Matlala in 2000. He vacated the title and moved up in weight after the win. In 2006 he lost an eliminator to Jorge Arce
Jorge Arce
Jorge Armando Arce Armenta is a Mexican professional boxer. Arce is the former WBO World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight, Interim WBC World Flyweight, Interim WBA World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Bantamweight, and is the current WBO World Bantamweight...

 by TKO.

Honors

Titles won:
  • WBU light flyweight champion
  • IBO
    International Boxing Organization
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     flyweight champion
  • WBC
    World Boxing Council
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     International super flyweight Champion

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