Nkosinathi Joyi is a South African professional boxer with a southpaw stance who goes by the nickname of "Mabere". Joyi is the current IBF

IBF

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 Minimumweight

Minimumweight

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 world champion, he is ranked by BoxRec and The Ring Magazine as the number one boxer in the Minimumweight

Minimumweight

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 division.

Professional career

Joyi, who has fought his entire career in South Africa, made his professional debut on April 28, 2002 in Queenstown

Queenstown, Eastern Cape

Queenstown, named after Queen Victoria, is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly half way in between the towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom. It is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the prosperous surrounding farming district...

. He beat Dalisizwe Komani over the six round distance to make a winning start to his career. Joyi won his first minor championship on April 24, 2004, beating Mzikayse Foslare to win the South African minimumweight title.

Minimumweight world title

The first major fight of his career came on 26 June 2009 in East London, where he fought the Filipino

Philippines

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 boxer Florante Condes

Florante Condes

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 in an IBF Minimumweight title eliminator. Joyi won the fight by a wide unanimous decision with scores of: 120-107 (twice) and 119-108. In his next fight, on March 26, 2010 and also in East London, Joyi challenged for the IBF title against the Mexican

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 Raúl García

Raúl García (boxer)

Raúl "Rayito" García, born Raúl García Hirales, is a professional boxer from La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and the former IBF minimumweight world champion. He has a record of 29 wins , 1 loss, and 1 draw...

. Joyi once again gained a unanimous points decision and claimed García's title, the scores were 119-109 (twice) and 118-110. On January 29, 2011, Joyi faced former WBC

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 Minimumweight

Minimumweight

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 champion, Katsunari Takayama

Katsunari Takayama

is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Association minimumweight interim champion, and the former World Boxing Council minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 ....

. 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.

Professional boxing record

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Katsunari Takayama

is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Association minimumweight interim champion, and the former World Boxing Council minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 ....

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Raúl García (boxer)

Raúl "Rayito" García, born Raúl García Hirales, is a professional boxer from La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and the former IBF minimumweight world champion. He has a record of 29 wins , 1 loss, and 1 draw...

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Florante Condes

Florante Condes, Jr. , is a Filipino professional boxer and a former IBF Minimumweight World Champion.-Boxing career:...

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Sammy Gutiérrez

Sammy Gutiérrez , is a Mexican professional boxer in the Strawweight division.Guty was born in San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla, Mexico. On October 23, 2010, he became the interim WBA Minimumweight champion by beating Columbian Luis Carrillo by 3rd round TKO.-References:...

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