Ludumo Galada (20 December 1982 – 11 January 2009) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 2001 African Championships.

Ludumo Galada
Born(1995-11-16)16 November 1995
East London, South Africa
Died11 January 2009(2009-01-11) (aged 26)
near Aliwal North, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other namesPretty Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO8
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Port Louis 54 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Kuala Lumpur 57 kg
Zone 6 African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Bloemfontein 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002

Career

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Nicknamed "Pretty Boy", Galada was born in Mdantsane Township outside of East London in the Eastern Cape province.[2] He began boxing at the age of ten out of curiosity and won his first medal the following year.[3]

Galada represented South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where he fought as a bantamweight. Galada advanced to the quarterfinals where he lost to Ezekiel Letuka of Lesotho. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he fought as a featherweight. He lost in the 3rd round of his only match to Azerbaijan's Shahin Imranov. His final amateur record was 151–7–1 (102 KO).[3]

After turning pro in 2005, he won the South African title in 2007 and successfully defended it 3 times. In early morning of 11 January 2009, while returning home visiting his sick brother in Johannesburg, Galada was killed in a car crash in Aliwal North in the Eastern Cape.[2]

Professional boxing record

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16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 8 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 16–0   Pedro Navarrete TKO 2 (12) 22 Nov 2008   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa Retained WBF featherweight title
15 Win 15–0   David Kiilu KO 1 (12), 2:28 22 Aug 2008   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa Won vacant WBF featherweight title
14 Win 14–0   Themba Tshicila TKO 4 (12) 27 Apr 2008   Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa Retained South African featherweight title
13 Win 13–0   Edward Mpofu UD 12 16 Nov 2007   Nongoza Jebe Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Retained South African featherweight title
12 Win 12–0   Thando Vukuza TKO 8 (12), 2:38 27 Jul 2007   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa Retained South African featherweight title
11 Win 11–0   Sydney Maluleka UD 12 3 Feb 2007   Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Won vacant South African featherweight title
10 Win 10–0   Mthuthuzeli Ningi TKO 3 (6) 22 Sep 2006   Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
9 Win 9–0   Lungisa Jikani TKO 3 (10) 1 Jul 2006   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa Won vacant Eastern Cape featherweight title
8 Win 8–0   Takalani Kwinda UD 6 7 Apr 2006   Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa
7 Win 7–0   Thando Vukuza PTS 4 27 Jan 2006   Southern Suburbs Recreation Cent, Johannesburg, South Africa
6 Win 6–0   Thamsanqa Dubase PTS 4 10 Dec 2005   Bankuna School Hall, Tzaneen, South Africa
5 Win 5–0   Moses Mahase KO 1 (4) 3 Dec 2005   Uitenhage, South Africa
4 Win 4–0   Marcel Japhta PTS 4 19 Nov 2005   Thabong Community Hall, Welkom, South Africa
3 Win 3–0   Samkelo Tutu TKO 1 (4) 5 Nov 2005   OR Tambo Hall, Mthatha, South Africa
2 Win 2–0   Thando Vukuza PTS 4 4 Sep 2005   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa
1 Win 1–0   Xolani Lumkhwana PTS 4 30 Apr 2005   Mdantsane Indoor Centre, Mdantsane, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Ludumo Galada". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b Ludumo Galada sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b "Galada was a man of God taken too soon". Eastern Cape News Online. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.