Drake Thadzi

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Drake Thadzi (born November 23, 1964, in Lilongwe) is a Malawian former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1998, twice challenging for a light heavyweight world title in 1995 and 1998. As am amateur, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Amateur career

Thadzi represented Malawi at the 1984 Olympics; he was decisioned in the second round of competition in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Algeria's eventual bronze medalist Mustapha Moussa.

Professional career

Soon afterwards Thadzi turned professional. He challenged Virgil Hill for the WBA light heavyweight title in 1995 but lost a decision.[1]

Thadzi scored his career best win in 1997, when he upset three-time world champion James Toney via majority decision at the Foxwoods Casino.[2] At that point Thadzi appeared primed to fight for a title but manager Goody Petronelli inexplicably failed to get him a fight during the next 15 months. Thadzi finished out with only two more fights after the Toney win – a technical knockout victory over "Iceman" John Scully and a title loss to Dariusz Michalczewski – before retiring in 1998 with a record of 30 wins (25 KO's), 1 draw and 9 losses.

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (25 KOs), 9 Losses (4 KOs), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 38-0 Poland Dariusz Michalczewski TKO 9 12/12/1998 Germany Frankfurt, Germany For Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win 37-8 United States Iceman John Scully TKO 7 02/08/1998 United States Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 54-3-2 United States James Toney MD 12 14/05/1997 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 11-7-1 Canada Darrell Flint TKO 9 19/10/1996 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Loss 40-1 United States Virgil Hill UD 12 02/09/1995 United Kingdom Wembley, London, England For WBA light-heavyweight title.
Win 9-24-1 United States Jose Hiram Torres KO 2 19/05/1995 United States New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 5-14 United States Joe Harris KO 2 04/03/1995 United States Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 13-13 United States Willie Kemp PTS 8 01/10/1994 United States Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 3-3 Hungary Zoltan Fuzesy TKO 3 04/06/1994 Germany Dortmund, Germany
Loss 16-0-1 United States Ernest Mateen MD 10 13/05/1993 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 18-1-1 United States Adolpho Washington UD 10 16/01/1993 United States San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Win 7-19 United States Jose Vera PTS 8 08/05/1992 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 7-4 United States Art Bayliss KO 8 28/02/1992 United States Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 15-22 United States Danny Chapman TKO 3 12/12/1991 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 6-24-4 United States Jimmy Harrison TKO 5 23/08/1991 United States Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. New England light-heavyweight title.
Win 11-5-2 United States Danny Stonewalker TKO 8 04/08/1991 Canada Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Canada light-heavyweight title.
Win 19-27 United States Robert Curry TKO 3 31/05/1991 Canada Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Loss 27-6 Trinidad and Tobago Leslie Stewart UD 10 28/02/1991 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 7-11-1 United States Melvin Ricks KO 6 14/09/1990 Canada Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 6-9-1 Jamaica Wesley Reid KO 3 22/06/1990 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. New England light-heavyweight title.
Win 0-7-2 United States Ruben Cardona KO 5 23/02/1990 United States Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 5-8-1 United States Wesley Reid KO 4 19/01/1990 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. New England light-heavyweight title.
Win 22-11 United Kingdom Keith Bristol UD 6 20/10/1989 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 5-0 United States Al Cole PTS 6 12/09/1989 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 22-10 United Kingdom Keith Bristol KO 5 09/06/1989 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win -- United States Rodney Jones TKO 1 28/04/1989 United States Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 10-2 Canada Terry Francis KO 5 30/03/1989 Canada Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Win -- United States Dennis Burley TKO 2 10/12/1988 United States Salem, New Hampshire, U.S.
Win 0-1 United States Angel Colon TKO 1 22/10/1988 United States Salem, New Hampshire, U.S.
Win 2-5 United States Andy Gordon TKO 2 30/07/1988 United States Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss 11-1 Ghana Sadik Sulemana TKO 4 24/11/1987 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Draw 3-2 Canada Darrell Flint PTS 6 29/09/1987 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 0-1 Canada Ken Barlow TKO 3 20/09/1987 Canada Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Win -- Canada Ken Barlow TKO 2 07/07/1987 Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 1-2 Zimbabwe Gilbert Mwambo KO 8 09/03/1986 Malawi Lilongwe, Malawi
Win -- Ben Chitenje KO 3 09/02/1986 Malawi Malawi
Win -- Zambia Joseph Poto KO 5 02/11/1985 Malawi Malawi
Win 0-1 Justice Mahilasi PTS 6 29/06/1985 Malawi Malawi
Win -- Titus Kanyanji KO 3 24/02/1985 Malawi Malawi
Win -- Justice Mahilasi KO 2 28/12/1984 Malawi Malawi

References

  1. ^ "Hill cruises to victory over Thadzi". The Bismarck Tribune. September 3, 1995. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Price, Terry (May 15, 1997). "Thadzi defeats overweight Toney". Hartford Courant. p. 163. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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