Charles Manyuchi (born 19 November 1989) is a Zimbabwean professional boxer who briefly held the WBC Silver welterweight title.
Charles Manyuchi | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Welterweight Middleweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Manyuchi made his professional debut in 2009, and won the ABU welterweight title in 2013. In 2014, he won the WBC International welterweight title against Patrick Allotey.[1] He successfully defended his WBC crown in Lusaka against Devis Caceres.[2] He was awarded the Zimbabwe's Sports Person of the Year accolade in 2014.[3] He made another successful defense of the WBC International belt against Gianluca Frezza, in the latter's native Italy.[4]
Manyuchi further advanced his career by beating Dmitry Mikhailenko in Yekaterinburg for the WBC Silver title. Manyuchi won the fight by unanimous decision (118-110, 116–114, 115–113).[5] Manyuchi's run of 17 consecutive victories came to an end against Kudratillo Abdukakhorov. Abdukakhorov proved to be too much for Manyuchi, beating him with a first round technical knockout (TKO) after dropping him twice.[6] Manyuchi mocked Abduqaxorov prior to the fight, saying that he was "in a different league" while his manager claimed they were already planning to fight for the WBC world title.[7] Abdukakhorov claimed Manyuchi was "overconfident".[8]
Manyuchi has since gone into the middleweight division and he is the current WBF Middleweight Champion after knocking out Argentina's Diego Gallardo in Harare.[9]
Charles is the man to hold a wbc title from Zimbabwe.[10]
References
edit- ^ Mthethwa, Sukoluhle (March 17, 2014). "Manyuchi is WBC champion". Southern Eye. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Dube, Lovemore (November 24, 2014). "Charles Manyuchi retains WBC title". Chronicle. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Mhara, Henry (December 18, 2014). "It's Manyuchi, at last!". NewsDay. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Munetsi, Gilbert (July 20, 2015). "Unstoppable Charles...champion Manyuchi retains WBC belt". The Herald. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Manyuchi Bashes Russia's Dmitry Mikhaylenko - ZimEye". www.zimeye.net.
- ^ "Abduqaxorov knocks out Manyuchi". March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Manyuchi mocks challenger Abduqaxorov". Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Boxer Abduqaxorov out to punish 'overconfident' Manyuchi". March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Manyuchi makes history". The Herald. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Manyuchi makes history". The Herald. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Charles Manyuchi from BoxRec (registration required)
- Charles Manyuchi Website