Mahenge Zulu

Ekoli Mahenge Zulu (November 21, 1965 – August 27, 2019) was an African-born, Italian boxer. He competed in the welterweight category.

Mahenge Zulu
Statistics
Real nameEkoli Mahenge Zulu
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
NationalityItalian
Born (1965-11-21) November 21, 1965
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins17
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws1
No contests0

Biography

Mahenge Zulu was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He grew up in Pesaro, in the region of Marche, in Italy.

He started boxing at the age of 15 and made his professional debut at 25, later than most boxers. In 1996 he won the IBF Intercontinental welterweight title. He retired after his loss against Félix Trinidad in a 1998 fight for the IBF welterweight title[1] at the age of 33, ending his boxing career with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

He died of a heart attack on August 27, 2019 while on a flight to Zaire. He had suffered some heart and blood pressure issues days before and was warned by his doctor to not fly. Zulu was married to Emilia Bonse, who died in 2016. They have four daughters.[2]

Professional Boxing Record
Professional record summary
21 fights 17 wins 3 losses
By knockout 6 1
By decision 11 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 17–1–3 Félix Trinidad KO 4 (12), 2:31 Mar 3, 1998 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico For IBF welterweight title
20 Win 17–1–2 Marino Monteyne UD 12 Aug 2, 1997 Pesaro, Italy
19 Win 16–1–2 Nico Toriri UD 12 Aug 17, 1996 Catanzaro, Italy Won IBF Intercontinental welterweight title
18 Win 15–1–2 Mirsad Ramusovic TKO 4 (10) Feb 1, 1996 Rome, Italy
17 Win 14–1–2 Tibor Horvath KO 6 (12) Dec 14, 1995 Valdagno, Italy
16 Win 13–1–2 Leri Dzebniauri UD 10 Oct 27, 1995 Pesaro, Italy
15 Win 12–1–2 Joszef Zoltan Nagy UD 10 Jul 22, 1995 Montelabbate, Italy
14 Win 11–1–2 Oleg Kolchanov UD 10 Aug 24, 1994 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
13 Win 10–1–2 Lemark Davis UD 10 May 10, 1994 Echirolles, France
12 Win 9–1–2 Itoro Mkpanam UD 10 Sep 29, 1993 Palazzetto del Ghiaccio, Pesaro, Italy
11 Win 8–1–2 Csaba Csik TKO 6 (10) Mar 30, 1993 Pesaro, Italy
10 Draw 7–1–2 Curtis Summit TKO 10 Jun 13, 1992 Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
9 Win 7–0–2 Gejza Stipak TKO 6 (8) May 30, 1992 Civitavecchia, Italy
8 Win 6–0–2 Judas Clottey TKO 1 (8), 2:54 May 30, 1992 Pesaro, Italy
7 Win 5–0–2 Piero Severini UD 8 Feb 19, 1992 San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
6 Win 4–0–2 Riccardo Fiore UD 8 Aug 24, 1991 Pesaro, Italy
5 Loss 3–0–2 Valentino Manca UD 6 Jul 27, 1991 Pesaro, Italy
4 Win 3–0–1 Khemissi Bahloul DQ 5 (6) Dec 21, 1990 Pesaro, Italy
3 Win 2–0–1 Imre Bacskai UD 4 Oct 12, 1990 Pesaro, Italy
2 Loss 1–0–1 Itoro Mkpanam UD 4 Aug 31, 1990 Rossano, Italy
1 Win 1–0–0 Nabil Tennoune KO 2 (4) Apr 27, 1990 Pesaro, Italy

References
  1. "Trinidad knocks out Zulu". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 April 1998. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. "Tre giorni col mal di testa Poi muore di emorragia - Cronaca - ilrestodelcarlino.it".


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