Mzonke Fana is a professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the junior lightweight (130 lb

Pound (mass)

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) division. Known as "The Rose of Khayelitsha", he was a virtual unknown in the boxing world until he challenged and defeated Malcolm Klassen

Malcolm Klassen

Malcolm Klassen is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight division. Known as "Stone", he was a virtual unknown in the boxing world until he challenged and defeated Gairy Saint Clair for IBF world junior-lightweight title on 4 Nov 2006...

 for the IBF

International Boxing Federation

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 World Junior lightweight title in 2007. Prior to the victory, he was knocked out on April 9th, 2005 by Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...

 in the second round for the WBC championship.

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