Ludumo Galada (20 December 1982 – 11 January 2009) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 2001 African Championships.
Career Nicknamed "Pretty Boy", Galada was born in Mdantsane Township outside of East London in the Eastern Cape province. He began boxing at the age of ten out of curiosity and won his first medal the following year.
Galada represented South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where he fought as a bantamweight. Galada advanced to the quarterfinals where he lost to Ezekiel Letuka of Lesotho. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he fought as a featherweight. He lost in the 3rd round of his only match to Azerbaijan's Shahin Imranov. His final amateur record was 151–7–1 (102 KO).
After turning pro in 2005, he won the South African title in 2007 and successfully defended it 3 times. In early morning of 11 January 2009, while returning home visiting his sick brother in Johannesburg, Galada was killed in a car crash in Aliwal North in the Eastern Cape.Ludumo Galada sports-reference.com
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Win16–0 Pedro NavarreteTKO2 (12)22 Nov 200815Win15–0 David KiiluKO1 (12), 22 Aug 200814Win14–0 Themba TshicilaTKO4 (12)27 Apr 200813Win13–0 Edward MpofuUD1216 Nov 200712Win12–0 Thando VukuzaTKO8 (12), 27 Jul 200711Win11–0 Sydney MalulekaUD123 Feb 200710Win10–0 Mthuthuzeli NingiTKO3 (6)22 Sep 20069Win9–0 Lungisa JikaniTKO3 (10)1 Jul 20068Win8–0 Takalani Kwinda67 Apr 20067Win7–0 Thando VukuzaPTS427 Jan 20066Win6–0 Thamsanqa DubasePTS410 Dec 20055Win5–0 Moses Mahase1 (4)3 Dec 20054Win4–0 Marcel JaphtaPTS419 Nov 20053Win3–0 Samkelo Tutu1 (4)5 Nov 20052Win2–0 Thando VukuzaPTS44 Sep 20051Win1–0 Xolani Lumkhwana430 Apr 2005
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