Thomas Mashaba (born
Khutsong
Khutsong is a township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest starting in February 2006. It is situated close to the town of Carletonville, in the Merafong City Local Municipality of the Gauteng province. With a terrible h ...
,
Gauteng
Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
) is a professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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Animal kingdom
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in the
featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
division holding the lightly regarded IBO title.
His KO over
Eric Aiken was voted South Africa's KO of the year 2007 (according to Fightnews). He lost an upset decision to
Cristobal Cruz in March 2008, a major setback in his hopes for a title shot.
External links
Thomas Mashaba profile and pictures*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Merafong City Local Municipality
Featherweight boxers
South African male boxers
Sportspeople from Gauteng
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