Sivenathi Nontshinga was born on 3 December 1998 and is a South African professional boxer.
12 Facts About Sivenathi Nontshinga
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Sivenathi Nontshinga is a two-time IBF light-flyweight world champion, having held the belt from 2022 to November 2023 in his first reign, and from February 2024 to October 2024 in his second reign.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga has previously held the IBF International light-flyweight title from 2019 to 2022.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga made his professional debut on 30 July 2017 at the age of 18, defeating Sandile Wessels in a third-round finish in East London.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga finished Siyo with a barrage of blows in the ninth round to make it eighth stoppage wins in eighth fights.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga retained his belt again on 8 March 2020 by defeating Ivan Soriano, ranked number 5 by the IBF, at the Orient Theatre in East London.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga suffered a swollen left eye early, but after knocking him down at the end of the fourth round, he dropped the veteran for good in the fifth with a right cross.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga faced the undefeated Hector Flores for the vacant IBF light flyweight title on 3 September 2022, following a seventeen-month absence from the sport, at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Mexico and was as such his first fight outside of his native South Africa.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the second round, as he floored his opponent with a right hook which looped around the guard.
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The newly crowned Sivenathi Nontshinga signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing four days after capturing the vacant belt.
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On February 28,2023, Sivenathi Nontshinga was ordered by the IBF to make a mandatory title defense against Regie Suganob.
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Sivenathi Nontshinga knocked Curiel down 44 seconds into the tenth round, before forcing the referee to wave the fight off with a flurry of punches on a cornered and unresponsive Curiel.