The former Ibf and Ibo Flw champion Moruti Mthalane entered this fight with a boxing record of 35-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He suffered his last loss when he faced Nonito Donaire in 2008, since then he has won 12 consecutive fights beating Genisis Libranza, Isaac Quaye and Ardin Diale in his last three.
His opponent, the undefeated Muhammad Waseem, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (6 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year winning over Eliecer Valdez, Ivan Trejos and Jose Luis Calvo. Mthalane vs Waseem is valid for the vacant IBF World flyweight title; undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-07-15
Where: Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Division: flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg)
Title: vacant IBF World flyweight title
Mthalane vs Waseem full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrytgwKlcXg