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Ekoli Mahenge Zulu (November 21, 1965 – August 27, 2019) was an African-born, Italian boxer. He competed in the welterweight category.

Mahenge Zulu
Statistics
Real name	Ekoli Mahenge Zulu
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1965-11-21) November 21, 1965 (age 56) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	17
Wins by KO	7
Losses	3
Draws	1
No contests	0

Biography

Mahenge Zulu was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He grew up in Pesaro, in the region of Marche, in Italy.

He started boxing at the age of 15 and made his professional debut at 25, later than most boxers. In 1996 he won the IBF Intercontinental welterweight title. He retired after his loss against Félix Trinidad in a 1998 fight for the IBF welterweight title[1] at the age of 33, ending his boxing career with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

He died of a heart attack on August 27, 2019 while on a flight to Zaire. He had suffered some heart and blood pressure issues days before and was warned by his doctor to not fly. Zulu was married to Emilia Bonse, who died in 2016. They have four daughters.[2]

Professional Boxing Record

21 fights	17 wins	3 losses
By knockout	6	1
By decision	11	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Loss	17–1–3	Félix Trinidad	KO	4 (12), 2:31	Mar 3, 1998	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	For IBF welterweight title
20	Win	17–1–2	Marino Monteyne	UD	12	Aug 2, 1997	Pesaro, Italy
19	Win	16–1–2	Nico Toriri	UD	12	Aug 17, 1996	Catanzaro, Italy	Won IBF Intercontinental welterweight title
18	Win	15–1–2	Mirsad Ramusovic	TKO	4 (10)	Feb 1, 1996	Rome, Italy
17	Win	14–1–2	Tibor Horvath	KO	6 (12)	Dec 14, 1995	Valdagno, Italy
16	Win	13–1–2	Leri Dzebniauri	UD	10	Oct 27, 1995	Pesaro, Italy
15	Win	12–1–2	Joszef Zoltan Nagy	UD	10	Jul 22, 1995	Montelabbate, Italy
14	Win	11–1–2	Oleg Kolchanov	UD	10	Aug 24, 1994	San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
13	Win	10–1–2	Lemark Davis	UD	10	May 10, 1994	Echirolles, France
12	Win	9–1–2	Itoro Mkpanam	UD	10	Sep 29, 1993	Palazzetto del Ghiaccio, Pesaro, Italy
11	Win	8–1–2	Csaba Csik	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 30, 1993	Pesaro, Italy
10	Draw	7–1–2	Curtis Summit	TKO	10	Jun 13, 1992	Palais Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
9	Win	7–0–2	Gejza Stipak	TKO	6 (8)	May 30, 1992	Civitavecchia, Italy
8	Win	6–0–2	Judas Clottey	TKO	1 (8), 2:54	May 30, 1992	Pesaro, Italy
7	Win	5–0–2	Piero Severini	UD	8	Feb 19, 1992	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
6	Win	4–0–2	Riccardo Fiore	UD	8	Aug 24, 1991	Pesaro, Italy
5	Loss	3–0–2	Valentino Manca	UD	6	Jul 27, 1991	Pesaro, Italy
4	Win	3–0–1	Khemissi Bahloul	DQ	5 (6)	Dec 21, 1990	Pesaro, Italy
3	Win	2–0–1	Imre Bacskai	UD	4	Oct 12, 1990	Pesaro, Italy
2	Loss	1–0–1	Itoro Mkpanam	UD	4	Aug 31, 1990	Rossano, Italy
1	Win	1–0–0	Nabil Tennoune	KO	2 (4)	Apr 27, 1990	Pesaro, Italy

External links

• https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/7584

References

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