Mzonke Fana

Mzonke Fana
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Real name	Mzonke Fana
Nickname(s)	"Rose of Khayelitsha"
Rated at	Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach	178 cm (70 in)
Nationality	South African
Born	29 October 1973 (1973-10-29) (age 38) Cape Town, South Africa
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	27
Wins by KO	10
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Mzonke Fana (born October 29, 1973 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight (130 lb) division. Known as "The Rose of Khayelitsha", he was a virtual unknown in the boxing world until he challenged and defeated Malcolm Klassen for the IBF World Junior lightweight title in 2007. Prior to the victory, he was knocked out on April 9th, 2005 by Marco Antonio Barrera in the second round for the WBC championship.

See also

• List of current world boxing champions

External links

• Professional boxing record for Mzonke Fana from BoxRec

Preceded by Malcolm Klassen	IBF Junior Lightweight Champion April 20, 2007 – April 12, 2008	Succeeded by Cassius Baloyi
Vacant Title last held by Robert Guerrero	IBF Junior Lightweight Champion September 1, 2010 – May 19, 2011	Vacant Title next held by Juan Carlos Salgado

Persondata
Name	Fana, Mzonke
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Date of birth	October 29, 1973
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
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