Kaizer Mabuza is an South Africa

South Africa

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n professional boxer

Professional Boxing

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 fighting in the light welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 class.

Professional career

Kaizer Mabuza made his debut at lightweight and lost by TKO of the first round to future world champion

International Boxing Federation

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, and fellow country man Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...

, who was also making his debut on February 15, 2000.
He went on to win his next 9 fights 4 of them knockout. At a shot of redemption he fought again Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...

 for
his South African Lightweight

South Africa

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 title this time losing a twelve round unanimous decision.

Mabuza most recent fight came on February 27, 2010 in an IBF

International Boxing Federation

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 elimination bout against American

United States

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 Kendall Holt

Kendall Holt

Kendall Holt is an American professional boxer fighting in the light welterweight class. He is a one-time world champion, having held the WBO junior welterweight championship from July 5, 2008 until April 5, 2009.-Personal:...

. Holt was a heavy favorite to win the fight, but took a severe beating from Mabuza and failed to come out of his corner for the sixth round.

On March 5, 2011 Mabuza lost via 7th round TKO to Zab Judah

Zab Judah

Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....

 in a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight championship.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|23 Wins (14 knockouts, 15 decisions), 7 Losses(3 knockouts, 4 decisions) 3 Draws
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| || align=left|  Zab Judah

Zab Judah

Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....

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| || align=left|  Kendall Holt

Kendall Holt

Kendall Holt is an American professional boxer fighting in the light welterweight class. He is a one-time world champion, having held the WBO junior welterweight championship from July 5, 2008 until April 5, 2009.-Personal:...

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| || align=left|  Serhiy Fedchenko
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| || align=left|  Thulani Mkhwanazi
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| || align=left|  Samuel Malinga
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| || align=left|  Jason Naule
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| || align=left|  Ephraim Swandle
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| || align=left|  Jason Naule
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| || align=left|  Anthony Tshehla
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