Ludumo Galada
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Born | East London, South Africa | 16 November 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 2009 near Aliwal North, South Africa | (aged 26)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Pretty Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ludumo Galada (20 December 1982 – 11 January 2009) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 2001 African Championships.
Career
Nicknamed "Pretty Boy", Galada was born in Mdantsane Township outside of East London in the Eastern Cape province.[2] He began boxing at the age of ten out of curiosity and won his first medal the following year.[3]
Galada represented South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where he fought as a bantamweight. Galada advanced to the quarterfinals where he lost to Ezekiel Letuka of Lesotho. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he fought as a featherweight. He lost in the 3rd round of his only match to Azerbaijan's Shahin Imranov. His final amateur record was 151–7–1 (102 KO).[3]
After turning pro in 2005, he won the South African title in 2007 and successfully defended it 3 times. In early morning of 11 January 2009, while returning home visiting his sick brother in Johannesburg, Galada was killed in a car crash in Aliwal North in the Eastern Cape.[2]
Professional boxing record
16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 8 | 0 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | 22 Nov 2008 | ![]() |
Retained WBF featherweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 2:28 | 22 Aug 2008 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBF featherweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12) | 27 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
Retained South African featherweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Nov 2007 | ![]() |
Retained South African featherweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 2:38 | 27 Jul 2007 | ![]() |
Retained South African featherweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 3 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
Won vacant South African featherweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 22 Sep 2006 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 1 Jul 2006 | ![]() |
Won vacant Eastern Cape featherweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 7 Apr 2006 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 27 Jan 2006 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 10 Dec 2005 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 3 Dec 2005 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 19 Nov 2005 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 5 Nov 2005 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 4 Sep 2005 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 30 Apr 2005 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Ludumo Galada". BoxRec.
- ^ a b Ludumo Galada sports-reference.com
- ^ a b "Galada was a man of God taken too soon". Eastern Cape News Online. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.