Dingaan Thobela
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Rose of Soweto |
| Born | Dingaan Bongani Thobela 24 September 1966 |
| Died | 29 April 2024 (aged 57) |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 56 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Win by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 2 |
Dingaan Bongani Thobela (24 September 1966 – 29 April 2024) was a South African professional boxer who competed between 1990 and 2006. He is one of only two boxers in history, along with Terence Crawford, to win world titles at both lightweight and super-middleweight. Thobela held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight title from 1990 to 1992, the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight in 1993, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-middleweight title in 2000.