Danie Venter

Boxing

20-8-0RECORD

15WINS BY KO / TKO

5WINS BY DECISION

28PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Daniel Jan Venter
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	27 Mar 1979
Nationality	South African
Birthplace	Pretoria, South Africa
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	Not added yet
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2003–2016
Status	Retired
Pro debut	1 Mar 2003
Last fight	Loss vs Mairis Briedis, 21 Feb 2016

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Titles and honours

WBF cruiserweight champion (2013)
South African cruiserweight champion (2006)
Gauteng heavyweight champion (2011)

Background

South African boxer from Pretoria who competed in the light heavyweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics before turning professional. He fought mainly at cruiserweight, facing Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis.

Fight history

28 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Mairis Briedis	TKO	2	2:24	21 Feb 2016	Riga, Latvia	For vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Win	Vusumzi Mlindwa	TKO	2		29 Jul 2015	Pretoria, South Africa
Loss	Oleksandr Usyk	TKO	9	2:29	13 Dec 2014	Kyiv, Ukraine	For WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Win	Big Ben Marcell Mulumba	TKO	3		10 Oct 2014	Pretoria, South Africa
Win	Shawn Cox	KO	1		21 Sep 2013	Pretoria, South Africa	Won vacant WBF cruiserweight title
Win	Elvis Moyo	Decision (points)	6		27 Jul 2013	Pretoria, South Africa
Win	Nsitu Mbaya	TKO	1		1 Jun 2013	Pretoria, South Africa
Loss	Thabiso Mchunu	KO	5	1:52	10 Nov 2012	Kempton Park, South Africa	For vacant African cruiserweight title; Super 8 tournament final
Win	Zack Mwekassa	TKO	4	2:23	22 Sep 2012	Kempton Park, South Africa	Super 8 tournament semi-final
Win	Daniel Bruwer	Decision (unanimous)	8		16 Jun 2012	Kempton Park, South Africa	Super 8 tournament quarter-final
Win	Alex Mbaya	TKO	1		21 Apr 2012	Boksburg, South Africa
Win	Flo Simba	TKO	1	1:53	24 Sep 2011	Kempton Park, South Africa
Loss	Thabiso Mchunu	Decision (majority)	8		4 Jun 2011	Kempton Park, South Africa
Win	Bully Muravha	KO	10	2:58	13 Feb 2011	Johannesburg, South Africa	Won vacant Gauteng heavyweight title
Loss	Ilunga Makabu	TKO	6		30 Oct 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	Chamunorwa Gonorenda	Decision (unanimous)	6		3 Sep 2010	Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	Kali Kelembe	TKO	4		10 Jul 2010	Pretoria, South Africa
Loss	Gyorgy Hidvegi	TKO (corner retirement)	6	1:15	4 Nov 2006	Kempton Park, South Africa	For WBF cruiserweight title
Win	Earl Morais	TKO	1	1:55	29 Jul 2006	Kempton Park, South Africa	Won vacant South African cruiserweight title
Win	Toto Mubenga	Decision (unanimous)	8		30 Mar 2006	Brakpan, South Africa
Win	Lulamile Khumalo	TKO	3		29 Jun 2004	Hammanskraal, South Africa
Loss	Osborn Machimana	TKO	6		6 Feb 2004	Brakpan, South Africa
Loss	Anton Nel	Decision (split)	12		4 Oct 2003	Brakpan, South Africa	For South African heavyweight title
Win	Collice Mutizwa	KO	1	2:20	26 Jul 2003	Plymouth, England
Win	Derek McCafferty	Decision (points)	4		21 Jun 2003	Manchester, England
Win	Phillip Bekker	KO	1		31 May 2003	Brakpan, South Africa
Win	Johannes Mahlangu	KO	1		6 May 2003	Hammanskraal, South Africa
Win	Jaco Van Dyk	TKO	1		1 Mar 2003	Brakpan, South Africa	Pro debut

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).