Intro
Malawian boxer
Is
Athlete Boxer
From
Malawi
Type
Sports
Gender
male
Birth
23 November 1964, Lilongwe, Malawi
Age:
55 years
Star sign
Sagittarius
Drake Thadzi (born November 23, 1964 in Lilongwe) is a 6’1 light heavyweight retired boxer from Malawi, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was decisioned in the second round of competition in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Algeria’s eventual bronze medalist Mustapha Moussa.
Soon afterwards Thadzi turned professional, before retiring in 1998 after a loss against Dariusz Michalczewski with a record of 40 fights: 30 wins (25 KO’s), 1 draw and 9 losses. Some other career highlights: Thadzi challenged Virgil Hill for the WBA light heavyweight title in 1995 but lost a decision.
Thadzi scored his career best win in 1997, when he upset respected three-time world champion James Toney at the Foxwoods Casino. At that point Thadzi appeared primed to fight for a title but manager Goody Petronelli inexplicably failed to get him a fight during the next 15 months. Thadzi finished out with only two more fights after the Toney win with a technical knockout victory over “Iceman” John Scully and a title loss to Michalczewski eighteen months after his big controversial majority decision win over Toney.
Professional boxing record
30 Wins (25 KOs), 9 Losses (4 KOs), 1 Draw [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
38-0
Dariusz Michalczewski
TKO
9
12/12/1998
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
For Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win
37-8
Iceman John Scully
TKO
7
02/08/1998
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win
54-3-2
James Toney
MD
12
14/05/1997
Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win
11-7-1
Darrell Flint
TKO
9
19/10/1996
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Loss
40-1
Virgil Hill
UD
12
02/09/1995
Wembley, London, United Kingdom
For WBA light-heavyweight title.
Win
9-24-1
Jose Hiram Torres
KO
2
19/05/1995
New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Win
5-14
Joe “JoJo” Harris
KO
2
04/03/1995
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win
13-13
“Wet” Willie Kemp
PTS
8
01/10/1994
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win
3-3
Zoltan Fuzesy
TKO
3
04/06/1994
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss
16-0-1
Ernest “M-16” Mateen
MD
10
13/05/1993
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss
18-1-1
Adolpho Washington
UD
10
16/01/1993
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win
7-19
Jose “Kid Cuba” Vera
PTS
8
08/05/1992
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Loss
7-4
Art Bayliss
KO
8
28/02/1992
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win
15-22
Danny “Thunderhand” Chapman
TKO
3
12/12/1991
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win
6-24-4
Jimmy Harrison
TKO
5
23/08/1991
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New England light-heavyweight title.
Win
11-5-2
Danny Stonewalker
TKO
8
04/08/1991
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Canada light-heavyweight title.
Win
19-27
Robert Curry
TKO
3
31/05/1991
Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Loss
27-6
Leslie Stewart
UD
10
28/02/1991
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win
7-11-1
Melvin Ricks
KO
6
14/09/1990
Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Win
6-9-1
Wesley Reid
KO
3
22/06/1990
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
New England light-heavyweight title.
Win
0-7-2
Ruben Cardona
KO
5
23/02/1990
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Loss
5-8-1
Wesley Reid
KO
4
19/01/1990
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
New England light-heavyweight title.
Win
22-11
Keith Bristol
UD
6
20/10/1989
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Loss
5-0
Al Cole
PTS
6
12/09/1989
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win
22-10
Keith Bristol
KO
5
09/06/1989
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win
—
Rodney Jones
TKO
1
28/04/1989
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win
10-2
Terry Francis
KO
5
30/03/1989
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Win
—
Dennis “Boss Man” Burley
TKO
2
10/12/1988
Salem, New Hampshire, United States
Win
0-1
Angel Colon
TKO
1
22/10/1988
Salem, New Hampshire, United States
Win
2-5
Andy Gordon
TKO
2
30/07/1988
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Loss
11-1
Sadik Sulemana
TKO
4
24/11/1987
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Draw
3-2
Darrell “Pee Wee” Flint
PTS
6
29/09/1987
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win
0-1
Ken Barlow
TKO
3
20/09/1987
Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Win
—
Ken Barlow
TKO
2
07/07/1987
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win
1-2
Gilbert Mwambo
KO
8
09/03/1986
Lilongwe, Malawi
Win
—
Ben Chitenje
KO
3
09/02/1986
Malawi
Win
—
Joseph Poto
KO
5
02/11/1985
Malawi
Win
0-1
Justice Mahilasi
PTS
6
29/06/1985
Malawi
Win
—
Titus Kanyanji
KO
3
24/02/1985
Malawi
Win
—
Justice Mahilasi
KO
2
28/12/1984
Malawi
Professional debut.