Phumelele Cafu


Phumelela Cafu, is a South African professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization super flyweight title from 2024 to 2025.

Professional career

Cafu turned professional in 2018 & compiled a record of 10–0–3 before facing & defeating Kosei Tanaka to win the WBO super-flyweight title.
On 30 Apr 2025, it was announced that Cafu would make the first defense of his WBO super flyweight title against Jesse Rodriguez in a WBO and WBC unification match on 19 July 2025

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Loss11–1–3Jesse RodriguezTKO10, 2:0719 Jul 2025Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.Lost WBO super-flyweight title;
For WBC and The Ring super-flyweight titles
14Win11–0–3Kosei TanakaSD1214 Oct 2024Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JapanWon WBO super-flyweight title
13Win10–0–3Enathi StelleKO1 16 Dec 2023International Convention Centre, East London, South AfricaWon vacant South African super-flyweight title
12Win9–0–3Genisis LibranzaUD1020 Aug 2023Orlando Community Hall, Soweto, South AfricaWon vacant IBF International super-flyweight title
11Win8–0–3Jackson ChaukeSD1223 Dec 2022Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
10Win7–0–3Lazarus NamalamboKO2 23 Oct 2022International Convention Centre, East London, South Africa
9Win6–0–3Ben MananquilRTD5 29 Jul 2022International Convention Centre, East London, South Africa
8Win5–0–3Tinashe MajoniKO5 28 May 2022International Convention Centre, East London, South Africa
7Draw4–0–3Jackson ChaukeMD1227 Mar 2022International Convention Centre, East London, South AfricaFor South African flyweight title
6Win4–0–2Hamza MchanjoTKO4 28 Sep 2019Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South AfricaWon WBF International flyweight title
5Draw3–0–2Zolile MiyaPTS1030 Jun 2019Community Hall, KwaThema, South Africa
4Win3–0–1Dalisizwe KomaniTKO2 15 Dec 2018Msobomvu Hall, Butterworth, South Africa
3Win2–0–1Thandolwethu NkwenteniTKO4 4 Nov 2018Indoor Sports Centre, Queenstown, South Africa
2Draw1–0–1Landile NgxekePTS424 Jun 2018Gompo Hall, East London, South Africa
1Win1–0Phumelelo MaqoloTKO2 26 May 2018Town Hall, Dutywa, South Africa