Takalani Ndlovu: record, next fight and profile →
Takalani Ndlovu endured a bumpy road en route to the first defense of his super bantamweight belt,as he outpointed Giovani Caro in their 12-round main event Saturday evening in Colima, Mexico.
Palenque de la Feria in Colima, Mexico - IBF super bantamweight champion Takalani Ndlovu (33-6, 18 KOs) survived a bit of danger by recovering from an early knockdown to win a close twelve round split decision over Giovanni Caro (22-10-4, 17 KOs). Ndlovu was up 114-113 on two cards, while the third judge saw Caro as the 114-113 winner.
“At last a great weekend for South African sport and boxing,” said Branco Sports Promotions impressario Branco Milenkovic after Moruti Mthalane and Takalane Ndlovu retained their prestigious IBF titles in testing encounters in Italy and Mexico within the space of 24 hours.
By Jake Donovan - A road trip was always in store for Takalani Ndlovu’s first alphabet title defense; it was just a matter of which country he would be heading. Seven months after making the third time a charm in his title winning effort against Steve Molitor, Ndlovu (32-6, 18KO) returns to the ring tonight when he defends against Giovani Caro in his opponent’s native Mexico.
This Saturday at Palenque de la Feria in Colima, Mexico, Giovanni "Ruso" Caro (22-9-4, 17KOs) will get the opportunity of a lifetime when he challenges Takalani Ndlovu (32-6, 18KOs) of South Africa for the IBF super bantamweight title. Ndlovu captured the title earlier this year with a twelve round decison over Canada's Steve Molitor. The two fighters met face to face at the final press conference at the Auditorio Luis Barrera Zedillo of Colima.
This Saturday at Palenque de la Feria in Colima, Mexico, Giovanni "Ruso" Caro (22-9-4, 17KOs) will get the opportunity of a lifetime when he challenges Takalani Ndlovu (32-6, 18KOs) of South Africa for the IBF super bantamweight title. Ndlovu captured the title earlier this year with a twelve round decison over Canada's Steve Molitor.
A deal has been reached. IBF super bantamweight champion Takalani Ndlovu (32-6, 18KOs) will defend his title against Giovanni Caro (22-9-4, 17KOs) in the challenger's backyard of Colima, Mexico on October 29th. Hector Garcia of HG Boxing will promote the card. Ndlovu won the title in March, finally beating Steve Molitor after losing in their previous two meeting. Caro is coming off a spirited decision loss to the champion's countryman, Simpiwe Vetyeka.
JEFFREY Mathebula has promised to continue with his new-found aggression when he takes on Oscar Chauke in an IBF junior featherweight eliminator for the second spot at Carnival City, Brakpan in South Africa on Saturday.
Former two time super bantamweight champion Steve Molitor has hinted that he might retire after suffering a shock decision loss to Takalani Ndlovu on Saturday in South Africa. In their two prior meetings, Molitor had beaten Ndoluv with ease. This time it was different. Ndlovu was the better boxer, the better fighter, and stronger.
The third time is the charm! The crowd erupted when Takalani Ndlovu (32-6, 18 KOs) was announced as the winner, capturing the IBF junior featherweight title from Steve Molitor (33-2, 12 KOs) in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the third meeting between the two boxers, with Molitor easily winning their two previous encounters. Judges Alfred Buqwana, Alan Davis and Valerie Dorsett scored the fight 118-110, 116-112 and 118-110 respectively.