Mbulelo Botile
Encyclopedia
Mbulelo Botile is a former South African boxer in the Bantamweight
division.
Bantamweight title against Harold Mestre in 1995. Botile won with a second –round TKO. He successfully defended the title five times before losing the belt to Tim Austin
in 1997, by a seventh-round TKO.
Botile moved up in weight and in 2000 took on IBF Featherweight
title-holder Paul Ingle
, winning the belt with a twelfth-round TKO. He lost a decision in his first defence against Frank Toledo
in 2001 and then moved up to Super featherweight
. He took on former champion Cassius Baloyi
in 2002, losing by an eleventh-round TKO. Botile retired after the loss, but came back in 2005, only to be knocked out Anthony Tshehla.
Botile later stated that the injuries caused to Paul Ingle
, during the bout in 2000, had caused him such distress, that he had never felt focused on boxing again.
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
division.
Professional career
Botile turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-one bouts, including fifteen straight to set up a shot at the IBFInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Bantamweight title against Harold Mestre in 1995. Botile won with a second –round TKO. He successfully defended the title five times before losing the belt to Tim Austin
Tim Austin
Timothy Austin is a professional boxer from the United States. He was nicknamed the "Cincinnati Kid".- Amateur accomplishments :*1990 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion...
in 1997, by a seventh-round TKO.
Botile moved up in weight and in 2000 took on IBF Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
title-holder Paul Ingle
Paul Ingle
Paul Andrew Ingle is a retired featherweight boxer. As an amateur he competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a professional he won the IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth featherweight titles.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Ingle was a member of the 1992...
, winning the belt with a twelfth-round TKO. He lost a decision in his first defence against Frank Toledo
Frank Toledo
Frank Toledo is an American boxer who held the International Boxing Federation featherweight championship in 2001....
in 2001 and then moved up to Super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
. He took on former champion Cassius Baloyi
Cassius Baloyi
Cassius Baloyi, , is a professional boxer.-Professional career:Known as "Mr. Shy Guy", Baloyi turned pro in 1994 and captured the Vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title in 2005 with a TKO win over Manuel Medina...
in 2002, losing by an eleventh-round TKO. Botile retired after the loss, but came back in 2005, only to be knocked out Anthony Tshehla.
Botile later stated that the injuries caused to Paul Ingle
Paul Ingle
Paul Andrew Ingle is a retired featherweight boxer. As an amateur he competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a professional he won the IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth featherweight titles.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Ingle was a member of the 1992...
, during the bout in 2000, had caused him such distress, that he had never felt focused on boxing again.