Cassius Baloyi
Cassius Baloyi, (born on 5 November 1974 in Malamulele, South Africa), is a retired professional boxer.
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| Real name | Ponani Cassius Baloyi |
| Nickname(s) | The Hit Man Mr. Shy Guy |
| Weight(s) | Super Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 5 November 1974 Malamulele, South Africa |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Professional career
Known as "Mr. Shy Guy", Baloyi turned pro in 1994 and captured the Vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title in 2006 with a TKO win over Manuel Medina. He lost the title in his first defense to Gairy St Clair later in the year, but regained the title by defeating compatriot Mzonke Fana on 12 April 2008. His most recent defense in September 2008 was against Javier Osvaldo Alvarez, whom he knocked down three times on the way to a TKO victory. On 12 April 2008, Baloyi lost his title to Malcolm Klassen when the referee stopped the fight during the seventh round after Klassen overpowered Baloyi. After the fight it was reported that Baloyi was disappointed with his trainer. Baloyi has retired from professional boxing and is now a Pro and Amateur boxing coach in Johannesburg.
Baloyi is the only South African to ever win 6 World Titles. Baloyi was named "Boxer of the Year" for 2008 at the Boxing SA Annual Awards at a banquet held at Carnival City in Brakpan.
Boxing Academy
The Cassius Baloyi Boxing Academy was launched in January 2010 – a non-profit company dedicated to teaching boxing to underprivileged youths, particularly those living in Alexendra. The Academy is affiliated with Sanabo and the local Boxing Committee JABO. Cassius is also training non fighters who enjoy the cardio element and rewards of training like boxers.
Professional boxing record
| 46 fights | 37 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 19 | 1 |
| By decision | 18 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 46 | Loss | 37-8-1 |  |
UD | 8 | Oct 14, 2012 | |
Baloyi announced his retirement after the fight. |
| 45 | Loss | 37-7-1 |  |
SD | 10 | Jul 28, 2012 | |
For vacant WBO International lightweight title |
| 44 | Loss | 37-6-1 |  |
UD | 12 | Jan 29, 2011 | |
For IBF super featherweight title eliminator |
| 43 | Loss | 37-5-1 | |
UD | 12 | Sep 1, 2010 | |
For vacant IBF super featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 37-4-1 |  |
UD | 12 | Oct 30, 2009 | |
Won IBF super featherweight title eliminator |
| 41 | Loss | 36-4-1 | |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:42 | Apr 18, 2009 | |
Lost IBF super featherweight title |
| 40 | Win | 36-3-1 | |
TKO | 3 (12), 0:28 | Sep 13, 2008 | |
Retained IBF super featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35-3-1 | |
MD | 12 | Apr 12, 2008 | |
Won IBF super featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 34-3-1 |  |
UD | 12 | Nov 12, 2007 | |
Won IBF super featherweight title eliminator |
| 37 | Draw | 33-3-1 |  |
TD | 4 (12) | Jul 5, 2007 | |
For IBF Super Featherweight Title Eliminator |
| 36 | Win | 33-3 | |
TKO | 3 (12), 1:06 | Feb 3, 2007 | |
Won Vacant IBO super featherweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 32-3 | |
UD | 12 | Jul 29, 2006 | |
Lost IBF and IBO super featherweight titles |
| 34 | Win | 32-2 | |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:19 | May 31, 2006 |  |
Won Vacant IBF and IBO super featherweight titles |
| 33 | Loss | 31-2 | |
UD | 12 | Aug 31, 2005 | |
Won Vacant IBO lightweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31-1 | |
UD | 12 | Apr 16, 2005 | |
Retained IBO super featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30-1 | |
UD | 12 | Nov 20, 2004 | |
Retained IBO super featherweight title |
| 30 | Win | 29-1 | |
UD | 12 | Mar 27, 2004 | |
Retained IBO super featherweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28-1 | |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:58 | Oct 26, 2002 | |
Retained IBO super featherweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27-1 |  |
TKO | 6 (12) | Apr 17, 2002 | |
Won Vacant IBO super featherweight title |
| 27 | Loss | 26-1 | |
UD | 12 | Nov 3, 2001 | |
For WBU super featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 26-0 | |
TKO | 7 (12) | Aug 22, 2001 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25-0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
MD | 12 | Nov 3, 2000 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24-0 | |
KO | 1 (12) | Sep 1, 2000 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23-0 | |
KO | 1 (12), 2:59 | May 24, 2000 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22-0 |  |
TKO | 10 (12) | Jun 26, 1999 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21-0 |  |
RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Apr 1, 1999 |  |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20-0 | |
TKO | 10(12) | Sep 12, 1998 | |
Retained WBU featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19-0 | |
UD | 12 | Apr 24, 1998 | |
Won Vacant WBU featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18-0 |  |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:16 | Nov 15, 1997 | |
Retained WBU super bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17-0 | |
TKO | 2 (12), 2:32 | Jun 28, 1997 | |
Retained WBU super bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16-0 | |
UD | 12 | Mar 22, 1997 | |
Retained WBU super bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15-0 | |
UD | 12 | Nov 15, 1996 | |
Won WBU World super bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 | |
TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 10, 1996 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13-0 | |
PTS | 6 | Jul 6, 1996 | |
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| 12 | Win | 12-0 | |
PTS | 6 | Mar 16, 1996 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11-0 | |
TKO | 2 (8) | Jan 30, 1996 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10-0 | |
PTS | 8 | Nov 28, 1995 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 | |
TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 4, 1995 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 | |
PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1995 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 |  |
PTS | 8 | Apr 25, 1995 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6-0 | |
TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 28, 1995 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5-0 | |
TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 25, 1995 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4-0 | |
TKO | 4 (6) | Dec 6, 1994 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3-0 | |
PTS | 4 | Nov 1, 1994 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2-0 | |
PTS | 4 | Jun 25, 1994 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1-0 | |
PTS | 4 | Mar 13, 1994 | |
Professional debut |
gollark: So, gnobody, how is NAP development going?
gollark: ADTs are very cool and good too.
gollark: Rust also has a better type system (traits and such) than C, as well as nice macros.
gollark: Imagine Zig, but working and documented.
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See also
References
- "Cassius Baloyi : Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Cassius Baloyi vs. Gairy St Clair". BoxRec. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
| Vacant Title last held by Marco Antonio Barrera |
IBF Junior Lightweight Champion 31 May 2006 – 29 July 2006 |
Succeeded by Gairy St. Clair |
| Preceded by Mzonke Fana |
IBF Junior Lightweight Champion 12 April 2008 – 18 April 2009 |
Succeeded by Malcolm Klassen |
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