Ludumo Galada

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
Died	11 January 2009(2009-01-11) (aged 26) near Aliwal North, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Other names	Pretty Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	16
Wins	16
Wins by KO	8
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  South Africa African Championships 2001 Port Louis 54 kg Commonwealth Championships 2003 Kuala Lumpur 57 kg Zone 6 African Championships 2005 Bloemfontein 60 kg 2002

Career

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

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