Phillip Ndou
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Phillip Ndou is a South African retired professional boxer
. He had an excellent knockout
percentage, with a record of 31-3 (30 KOs). He was forced into early retirement when he collapsed after a loss to Isaac Hlatshwayo
. A brain scan revealed an abnormality that would endanger Ndou's health if he continued to box.
Ndou never won a major world title, but he won many minor title fights at featherweight
and super featherweight
. His most notable fight was an entertaining seven-round bout against WBC
lightweight
champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
on November 1, 2003.
Coincidentally, Ndou had competed in the same featherweight boxing tournament
as Mayweather at the 1996 Summer Olympics
. Ndou lost in the second round to the eventual gold medal
ist, Kamsing Somluck of Thailand
.
Phillip Ndou won his comeback fight on the 14th of February 2009, defeating Frenchman Rachid Drilzane on a technical knockout in the fifth round.
The former World Boxing Union super-featherweight champion had not been in the ring since May 2004, when he lost to Isaac Hlatswayo, seven months after he’d been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
After losing to Lovemore N Dou Phillip N DOU made a comeback defeating Bhekimpilo Mlilo by TKO in the 4th round of a 8 round contest. He then fought 29.1.11 defeating Welcome Ntshingila by UD in a 10 round bout.
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...
. He had an excellent knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
percentage, with a record of 31-3 (30 KOs). He was forced into early retirement when he collapsed after a loss to Isaac Hlatshwayo
Isaac Hlatshwayo
Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...
. A brain scan revealed an abnormality that would endanger Ndou's health if he continued to box.
Ndou never won a major world title, but he won many minor title fights at 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:...
and 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....
. His most notable fight was an entertaining seven-round bout against WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...
on November 1, 2003.
Coincidentally, Ndou had competed in the same featherweight boxing tournament
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
as Mayweather at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. Ndou lost in the second round to the eventual gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
ist, Kamsing Somluck of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Phillip Ndou won his comeback fight on the 14th of February 2009, defeating Frenchman Rachid Drilzane on a technical knockout in the fifth round.
The former World Boxing Union super-featherweight champion had not been in the ring since May 2004, when he lost to Isaac Hlatswayo, seven months after he’d been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...
After losing to Lovemore N Dou Phillip N DOU made a comeback defeating Bhekimpilo Mlilo by TKO in the 4th round of a 8 round contest. He then fought 29.1.11 defeating Welcome Ntshingila by UD in a 10 round bout.