Bongani ("Wonderboy") Mahlangu (born 7 October 1979) is a South African

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. As an amateur, he participated in the

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, where he was stopped in the first round of the lightweight division by

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.Olympic results
Mahlangu won the silver medal in the same division one year earlier, at the

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, Nigeria.

Professional boxing record

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* 1979 births Living people Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa South African male boxers African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games Southpaw boxers {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub