Mzukisi Sikali

Mzukisi Sikali
Data
Birth Name	Mzukisi Sikali
Weight class	Flyweight
nationality	South African
birthday	July 30, 1971
place of birth	Port Elizabeth
Date of death	September 16, 2005
Place of death	Uitenhage
style	Legal display
size	1.65 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	38
Victories	29
Knockout victories	17th
Defeats	7th
draw	2

Mzukisi Sikali , called Lacier , (born July 30, 1971 in Port Elizabeth , † September 16, 2005 in Uitenhage ) was a South African boxer.

Life

Sikali was one of the most famous boxers in his homeland. In 1994 he won his first national championship in light flyweight . A year later the world championship of the rather insignificant WBU association followed, which he lost in 1997 to the Thai Pongsaklek Wonjongkam . Against the Argentine Juan Domingo Córdoba he won the fight for the international light flyweight title according to the version of the WBC .

In September 2002 he won the world flyweight title by the IBO version by winning on points against his compatriot Masibulele Makepula . He was able to defend this title twice. On March 27, 2005 he was defeated by the Armenian IBF World Champion Vic Darchinyan by technical knockout in the eleventh round in a unification fight in Homebush Bay, Australia .

On the night of September 16, 2005, Sikali was shot dead in his home. The 34-year-old was presumably a victim of robbery and murder.

Web links

• Mzukisi Sikali in the BoxRec database
• Sporty tab. biography