Ricardo Malajika
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Magic Man[1] |
| Born | 28 August 1998[1] |
| Weight | Flyweight, Super-flyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Win by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 2 |
Ricardo Malajika (born 28 August 1998) is a South African professional boxer who has held the IBO super-flyweight title since September 2023. He is also a former IBO flyweight champion.
Malajika made his professional debut at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, on 21 October 2018, knocking out Nkululeko Mnisi in the first of their scheduled four-round contest.[3]
At the same venue, he claimed the vacant IBO super-flyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Luis Munoz on 2 September 2023.[4][5]
Malajika successfully defended his title with wins over Marcel Braithwaite via unanimous decision on 5 April 2024,[6][7] and Yanga Sigqibo by 11th round stoppage on 23 August 2024.[8][9]
Moving down a weight division and again at Emperors Palace, he challenged IBO flyweight champion Jackson Chauke on 1 March 2025. Malajika became a two-weight title holder when he stopped his opponent in the second round.[10][11]
Once more at Emperors Palace, he defended his super-flyweight title for the third time against Jayson Mama on 9 August 2025. He knocked his opponent to the canvas five times before the fight was stopped in the fifth round.[12][13]
Again at the same venue, Malajika retained his super-flyweight championship for the fourth time on 29 November 2025, defeating Vince Paras by unanimous decision.[14][15]