Mzonke Fana
70″ reach · +4.47% reach advantage · 69th percentile
Mzonke Fana has a reach of 70″ against a height of 67″ — a reach advantage of +4.47%, above average for lightweight boxing and the 69th percentile of the 120 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+4.47%
70″ reach on a 67″ frame
Compared against 120 lightweight boxing fighters. Median 3.02%.
| Reach | 70″ (177.8 cm) | 55th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 67″ (170.2 cm) | 48th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Lightweight Boxing competed at 2: super featherweight, lightweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 2000s | |
| Country | South Africa |
Record
Boxing record
38–13
51 bouts on record
Finish rate
42%
of wins ended inside the distance — lightweight boxing median 51%, 33rd percentile
The career, bout by bout
50 recorded bouts from 1994 to 2017. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
24y
1994–2017
Longest unbeaten run
14
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2015
6 bouts
Recorded bouts
50
50 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | L | Thompson Mokwana | Decision | 12 |
| 2017 | L | Howik Bebraham | Decision | 8 |
| 2016 | L | Emmanuel Tagoe | Decision | 12 |
| 2016 | L | Terry Flanagan | Decision | 12 |
| 2016 | W | Vusumzi Bokolo | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 2015 | W | Xolani Mcotheli | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 2015 | L | Hedi Slimani | Decision | 12 |
| 2015 | W | Sipho Taliwe | Decision | 12 |
| 2015 | W | Said Zungu | Decision | 10 |
| 2015 | L | Xolisani Ndongeni | Decision | 12 |
| 2015 | W | Koos Sibiya | Decision | 12 |
| 2014 | W | Themba Tshicila | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2013 | L | Edis Tatli | Decision | 12 |
| 2013 | W | Takalani Ndlovu | Decision | 12 |
| 2013 | L | Paulus Moses | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2012 | L | Sipho Taliwe | Decision | 12 |
| 2012 | W | Vuyani Masondo | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 2010 | W | Cassius Baloyi | Decision | 12 |
| 2009 | W | Jasper Seroka | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 2008 | W | Victor Manon | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2008 | L | Cassius Baloyi | Decision | 12 |
| 2007 | W | Javier Osvaldo Alvarez | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 2007 | W | Malcolm Klassen | Decision | 12 |
| 2006 | W | Roberto David Arrieta | Decision | 12 |
| 2006 | W | Jack Asis | Decision | 10 |
| 2005 | W | JR Sollano | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2005 | L | Marco Antonio Barrera | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2004 | W | Randy Suico | Decision | 12 |
| 2004 | W | Cristian Sebastian Paz | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2003 | W | Elvis Makama | Decision | 12 |
| 2003 | W | Yuriy Voronin | Decision | 10 |
| 2003 | W | László Bognár | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2003 | W | Khululekile Sibeko | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 2002 | W | Eric Odumase | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 2002 | W | Ali Funeka | Decision | 12 |
| 2001 | W | Patrick Malinga | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2001 | W | Wiseman Jim | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 2000 | W | Irvin Buhlalu | Decision | 12 |
| 1999 | L | Dean Pithie | Decision | 12 |
| 1999 | W | Sakhumzi Magxwalisa | Decision | 12 |
| 1999 | W | Matthews Zulu | Decision | 12 |
| 1997 | L | Mkhuseli Kondile | Decision | 12 |
| 1996 | W | Madose Ngozi | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1996 | W | Vusumzi Saule | Decision | 6 |
| 1996 | W | Abram Mlandu | Decision | 6 |
| 1995 | W | Nkosana Tywakadi | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1995 | W | Luvuyo Mngambi | Decision | 6 |
| 1994 | W | Thamsanqa Majaja | Decision | 4 |
| 1994 | W | Nkosana Tywakadi | Decision | 4 |
| 1994 | W | Siyabulela Manikevane | Decision | 4 |
9 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
lightweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Diego Magdaleno+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Young Peter Jackson+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Ikram Kerwat+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Calvin Grove+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Lakva Sim+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Nihito Arakawa+4.4% 71″ reach · 67th pct
- Cornelius Boza-Edwards+4.4% 71″ reach · 67th pct
- Richard Commey+4.4% 71″ reach · 67th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 120 lightweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Mzonke Fana on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.