Siphamandla Baleni: Boxing Career and Notable Fights
Siphamandla “Toytoy” Baleni is a South African professional boxer from Mthatha. The World Boxing Association (WBA) lists his birth date as November 30, 1991, and records bouts at minimumweight and light-flyweight.
Siphamandla Baleni’s boxing career
The WBA’s fight history shows Baleni lost a split decision to Muhsin Kizota on December 15, 2019. Hasanboy Dusmatov won the vacant WBA International light-flyweight title by stopping Kizota in April 2021. Baleni’s own next listed bout was a TKO victory over Nwabisile Cholani in May 2021, in the 11th round.
Baleni later challenged Ayanda Ndulani for the IBO minimumweight title. The Daily Dispatch reported that Ndulani was confirmed as the winner of their November 2021 split decision after Baleni’s camp protested the result; the pair met again in September 2022.
Baleni continued boxing in subsequent years. On February 28, 2026, he lost by eighth-round stoppage to Regie Suganob in the Philippines, according to the Philstar.
Further career results
Baleni’s rivalry with Ndulani began before their IBO championship contests. He won their first meeting in 2019, but the two later title fights went to Ndulani. After those challenges, Baleni boxed Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in Sochi, Russia, in November 2023 and lost a ten-round decision. He then faced Beaven Sibanda at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park in June 2024, again losing on points. The Daily Dispatch reported that Baleni was being trained in Mdantsane by former South African champion Ncedo Cecane. The trainer described difficulty getting his boxer to sustain an attack against Sibanda despite preparations in the gym. The result was another setback after the Dusmatov assignment, before Baleni’s later appearance against Suganob in the Philippines.
The Suganob contest was staged at the Bohol Cultural Center on February 28, 2026. The finish came thirty-nine seconds into round eight, adding an overseas stoppage defeat after Baleni’s earlier decision losses in Russia and South Africa.
Sources
Additional sources: https://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2026/03/02/2511476/suganob-stops-tough-south-african-eight/amp/; https://wboboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2602-Explanations-February-2026-.pdf
- World Boxing Association: Siphamandla Baleni record
- World Boxing Association: Dusmatov stops Kizota for WBA International title
- Daily Dispatch: IBO rules on Baleni’s protest
- The Freeman / Philstar: Suganob stops Baleni in eight
Additional sources: https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2024-06-17-loss-might-spell-end-of-balenis-career/
