Julius Indongo

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Julius Munyelele Indongo (born 12 February 1983) is a Namibian professional boxer. He is a former light-welterweight world champion, having held the WBA (Regular), IBF, and IBO titles between 2016 and 2017. As an amateur, Indongo represented Namibia at the 2008 Olympics, reaching the first round of the lightweight bracket.

Amateur career

Indongo first took up boxing at the age of 17. In 2002, he won the amateur Namibian National Championships and he appeared poised for success. However, Indongo was struck by tuberculosis, which interrupted his career for 2 years. After recovering, Indongo qualified to represent his country in the 2008 Olympics. Right before his first fight, Indongo broke his right hand. He decided to fight regardless but was easily outpointed by Anthony Little.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Indongo debuted professionally at the age of 25, on 25 July 2009, with a points decision (PTS) win over Pohamba Mandume. After winning his first six fights, he won his first regional title, the Namibian lightweight title, by defeating Samuel Kapapu, and retained it against Peter Malakia.

After improving to 14 consecutive wins, he won the WBO Africa light-welterweight title in October 2012 via victory over James Onyango. Indongo went on to make six successful defenses of that title between 2014 and 2016. Indongo was a late bloomer on the world stage, with his first world title fight taking place when he was 33. His trainer, Nestor Tobias, stated that he often needed to be more aggressive and "deliver the killer punch".[2]

light-welterweight champion

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In October 2016, undefeated IBF and IBO light-welterweight champion Eduard Troyanovsky (25-0, 22 KOs) stated he would make a voluntary defence on the Lebedev-Gassiev card in Russia on 3 December.[3] On 7 November, Indongo, who was ranked WBO #3, WBA #15 and IBF #10, was announced as his opponent, for the fight to take place in Moscow, in his first bout held outside of Namibia.[4] Despite being a favoured underdog, Indongo knocked out Troyanovsky after only forty seconds of the first round with a left hook, becoming Namibia's fourth world boxing champion. Troyanovsky was badly hurt from the shot and did not get up. Referee Mark Calo-Oy immediately halted the fight with Troyanovsky still down on the canvas. After some assistance, they eventually got Troyanovsky back to his feet and took him out of the ring.[5][6]

In late December, there were talks for a potential fight between Indongo and WBA (Regular) Light Welterweight champion Ricky Burns.[7][8] On 9 January, Burns' manager Tommy Morrison confirmed a deal was being put together for Burns to fight Indongo in April at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow.[9][10] On 11 January, Sky Sports confirmed a deal was reached for Burns and Indongo title bout on 15 April 2017. The WBA (Regular), IBF and IBO titles would be at stake.[11][12] This was Scotland's first ever unification fight.[13][14] Burns lost the fight via a one-sided unanimous decision with wide scores of 120–108, 118-110 and 116–112. In the last two rounds, Burns hit the canvas three times, but these were ruled as a slip. Following the defeat, Burns praised Indongo, "He was so so awkward. He was a lot better than we thought he was going to be. He can hit as well." He also said that he wouldn't retire.[15][16]

Indongo vs. Crawford

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On 1 July 2017, Top Rank announced that a light welterweight unification fight between Indongo and WBC, WBO, Ring magazine, and lineal champion Terence Crawford was agreed to take place on 19 August at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska live on ESPN in US and Sky Sports in the UK.[17][18][19] The projected unification of every major world title in boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring, and lineal) will determine the light welterweight division's first undisputed champion since Kostya Tszyu in 2004, and the first time all the aforementioned titles have been at stake in a single fight since Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor in 2005. Both fighters paid over US$100,000 in sanctioning fees.[20] Indongo vacated the IBO belt to avoid paying even more in sanctioning fees.[20] Crawford entered the fight as a heavy favourite to win.[21]

On fight night, Crawford dominated Indongo, knocking him down in the second round before finishing him with a vicious body shot in just three rounds.[22] The fight took place in front of a raucous home crowd for Crawford. Crawford landed 27 total punches to Indongo's 13 and 17 power punches to Indongo's 10. According to CompuBox stats, Crawford landed 26 of his 75 punches thrown (35%), while Indongo landed 13 of 74 thrown (18%). Both boxers earned an undisclosed 7-figure purse.[23] Following the fight, Indongo stated "When he hit me like that, my mind was gone" about Crawford's body shot.[24] The card averaged 965,000 viewers on ESPN.[25]

Career from 2018

On 5 January 2018, Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment announced that he had signed Indongo on a long-term promotional contract.[26] A few hours later, Nestor Tobias, Indongo's manager and promoter from Namibia claimed that Indongo and DiBella had breached contract. Tobias stated that Indongo was under contract with his MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy until 2020.[27]

The WBC super lightweight title became vacant after Terence Crawford decided to move up to welterweight. It was announced that number 1 ranked Amir Imam would fight number 3 ranked Jose Ramirez for the vacant title. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman then announced that Viktor Postol, who was ranked number 4, would fight number 2 ranked Regis Prograis (20-0, 17 KOs) for the interim WBC title. The winner of both fights would then meet to become the full titleholder.[28] In January 2018, a deal was finally reached for the fight between Postol and Prograis to take place on 9 March at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Florida.[29] On 12 February, ESPN reported that Postol suffered a fractured thumb and forced to drop out of the bout. Indongo was announced as his replacement, with the bout still taking place on 9 March, however the venue was changed to Deadwood Mountain Grand, a casino and resort in Deadwood, South Dakota, with Showtime televising the bout live.[30] Prograis knocked Indongo down four times in the fight, dropping him once in round 1 and three more times in round 2 before referee Ian John Lewis stopped the fight at 2:54 of round 2. Indongo started the fight well before being hit with a hard jab that dropped him. Indongo was hurt with this shot. Indongo fought close to Prograis, which seemed to benefit Prograis. After the fight, Prograis told Showtime's Steve Farhood, "After the first round, I felt his punches. He couldn't punch. He couldn’t hurt me. I got a little reckless. But I got the job done, so I can’t complain." Prograis landed 46 of 94 punches thrown (49%) and Indongo connected on 32 of his 120 thrown (27%).[31]

Indongo came back with a win against Carltavius Jones Johnson in his next fight. Indongo was controlling the action in round one. In round two, Jones Johnson fought more aggressively, but a counter right hook from Indongo dropped him on the canvas. Johnons managed to beat the count, but the referee decided he was not fit to continue, awarding Indongo with the TKO win.[32]

On 27 November 2020, Indongo faced Daniyar Yeleussinov. Yeleussinov looked dominant and dropped Indongo in the opening round. It looked like the fight would end in the opening round, but Indongo managed to survive to the round. In the second round, Indongo was dropped again, and again managed to beat the count. He did not look fit to continue however, and the referee waved the fight off right after the knockdown.[33]

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Loss 24–7 Khariton Agrba KO 3 (8) 1:50Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 19 Nov 2022 RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, RussiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Loss 24–6 Mirzakamol Nematov UD 8 15 July 2022 Hotel Renaissance, Tashkent, UzbekistanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 24–5 Sherif Kasongo RTD 4 (8) 26 Feb 2022 Government Complex, Lusaka, ZambiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Loss 23–5 Chris Jenkins PTS 8 5 Feb 2022 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, WalesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Loss 23–4 Hassan Mwakinyo TKO 4 (12) 3 Sep 2021 Kilimanjaro Hall, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For African light-middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Loss 23–3 Daniyar Yeleussinov TKO 2 (10), 0:30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 27 Nov 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 23–2 Tay Jones TKO 2 (10), 1:12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 Aug 2019 Bobby Miller Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Loss 22–2 Regis Prograis TKO 2 (12), 2:54Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9 Mar 2018 Mountain Grand, Deadwood, South Dakota, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For vacant WBC interim light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Loss 22–1 Terence Crawford KO 3 (12), 1:38Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 19 Aug 2017 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles;
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22 Win 22–0 Ricky Burns UD 12 15 Apr 2017 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained IBF and IBO light-welterweight titles;
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21 Win 21–0 Eduard Troyanovsky KO 1 (12), 0:40Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 Dec 2016 Megasport Arena, Moscow, RussiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won IBF and IBO light-welterweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Win 20–0 Fabian Lyimo TKO 1 (12) 6 Aug 2016 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Win 19–0 Allan Kamote TKO 9 (12) 26 Mar 2016 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Win 18–0 Zolani Marali UD 12 3 Oct 2015 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 17–0 Ibrahim Class UD 12 20 Mar 2015 Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 16–0 Kaizer Mabuza UD 12 6 Dec 2014 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 15–0 Ishmael Takudzwa Kuchocha TKO 3 (12), 0:45Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 26 Jul 2014 Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 14–0 Joel Mwewa KO 1 (12), 2:17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 Mar 2014 Olufuko Centre, Outapi, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 13–0 Nelson Banda PTS 10 11 May 2013 Kuisebmond Community Hall, Walvis Bay, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Win 12–0 Abias Silipumbwe KO 1 (6), 1:25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 Mar 2013 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 11–0 James Onyango TKO 2 (12), 0:29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 Oct 2012 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBO Africa light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 10–0 Meshack Kondwani TKO 4 (8), 2:02Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 Mar 2012 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 9–0 Silas Mandeya UD 6 5 Nov 2011 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Peter Malakia TKO 10 (10) 11 Jun 2011 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Namibian lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Samuel Kapapu UD 10 19 Mar 2011 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant Namibian lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Lawrence Moyo TKO 1 (4) 7 Aug 2010 Kuisebmond Community Hall, Walvis Bay, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Samuel Kapapu UD 4 29 May 2010 Kalahari Sands Hotel, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Festus Nghidinwa MD 4 20 Mar 2010 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Daniel Hosea TKO 2 (4), 1:56Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 31 Oct 2009 Kuisebmond Community Hall, Walvis Bay, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 Pohamba Mandume UD 4 12 Sep 2009 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Pohamba Mandume PTS 4 25 Jul 2009 Country Club Resort, Windhoek, NamibiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Sporting positions

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Vacant
Title last held by
Martin Haikali 		Namibian lightweight champion
19 March 2011 – January 2012
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Title next held by
Samuel Kapapu

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Vacant
Title last held by
Ebenezer Lantei Lamptey 		WBO Africa
light-welterweight champion
12 October 2012 – 3 December 2016
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Marios Matamba

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check IBO light-welterweight champion
3 December 2016 – 7 August 2017
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Title next held by
Mohamed Mimoune

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Unified title
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