Vuyani Bungu

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Vuyani Bungu is a South African former professional boxer and long-reigning IBF super bantamweight world champion known for his technical skill and notable bouts in the 1990s.

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Vuyani Bungu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ
activeInDecade 1990s ⓘ
boxingStyle orthodox stance ⓘ
challengedForTitleAgainst Naseem Hamed ⓘ
competedIn professional boxing ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
defendedTitleAgainst Danny Romero ⓘ
Jesús Salud ⓘ
Kennedy McKinney ⓘ
Other top super bantamweight contenders of the 1990s ⓘ
era late 20th century ⓘ
foughtFor WBO featherweight title ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governingBodyOfTitle International Boxing Federation ⓘ
hasWon world title fights ⓘ
isRetired true ⓘ
knownFor long-reigning IBF super bantamweight title reign ⓘ
technical boxing skill ⓘ
languageCommunity Xhosa-speaking South Africans ⓘ
lostTitleTo Lehlohonolo Ledwaba ⓘ
movedUpInWeightTo featherweight division ⓘ
name Vuyani Bungu ⓘ
nationality South African ⓘ
nickName The Beast ⓘ
notableFor one of South Africa’s most accomplished world champions ⓘ
notablePeriodOfDominance mid to late 1990s ⓘ
notableVictoryOver Kennedy McKinney ⓘ
numberOfSuccessfulTitleDefences 13 ⓘ
occupation boxer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa ⓘ
recognizedAs longest-reigning IBF super bantamweight champion of his era ⓘ
regionRepresented Eastern Cape, South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Cape
sport boxing ⓘ
status former world champion ⓘ
styleCharacteristic counterpunching ability ⓘ
defensive skill ⓘ
ring intelligence ⓘ
titleHeld IBF super bantamweight title ⓘ
turnedProfessionalIn 1990 ⓘ
weightClass featherweight ⓘ
super bantamweight ⓘ
wonTitleFrom Kennedy McKinney ⓘ

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Naseem Hamed → fought → Vuyani Bungu ⓘ
Vuyani Bungu → name → Vuyani Bungu ⓘ