Ayabonga Sonjica (born 27 June 1991 in East London, Eastern Cape) is a South African boxer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's bantamweight, but was defeated in the first round by Detelin Dalakliev of Bulgaria. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Sean McGoldrick.[2]
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| Born | 27 June 1991 (age 33) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional boxing record
edit| 9 fights | 9 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Innocent Mantengu
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UD | 12 | 29 Sep 2019 | Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
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Won South African super bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Asiphe Ntshili
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TKO | 8 (10), 2:20 | 7 Apr 2019 | Nangoza Jebe Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Luthando Mbumbulwana
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TKO | 5 (6) | 9 Dec 2018 | Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nasiphe Mdlangaza
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TKO | 3 (6) | 21 Oct 2018 | Time Square Casino, Pretoria, South Africa
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Deon Mbumbana
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TKO | 1 (4) | 10 Aug 2018 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tumelo Matsane
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:50 | 23 Jun 2018 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Lihle Gingxana
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TKO | 3 (4) | 10 Dec 2017 | Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alex Matlaila
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PTS | 4 | 23 Jul 2017 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | July Masuku
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TKO | 2 (4) | 23 Apr 2017 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
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References
edit- ^ "Ayabonga Sonjica". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Ayabonga Sonjica Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Ayabonga Sonjica from BoxRec (registration required)
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