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Cassius "Mr. Shy Guy" Baloyi

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Name: Cassuis Baloyi
Career Record: click
Alias: Mr. Shy Guy
Nationality: South African
Birthplace: Giyani, South Africa
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Born: 1974-11-05
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 75"

Professional Career

Cassius' record speaks for itself. After recovering from a violent hijacking in South Africa, he has come storming back to the ring, he lost an extremely close points decision to Phillip Ndou in what was described as one of the best ever fights.

Preceded by: Marco Antonio Barrera Stripped	IBF Super Featherweight Champion 31 May 2006 - 29 July 2006	Succeeded by: Gairy St. Clair
Preceded by: Mzonke Fana	IBF Super Featherweight Champion 12 April 2008 - Present	Succeeded by: -

Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 April 2008 )

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August 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Baloyi dethrones Fana!

Cassius Baloyi won his sixth world championship when he beat Mzonke Fana on points to take over the IBF junior lightweight title at Mafikeng on Saturday night.

The challenger regained the belt in a classic scrap at the University Sports Complex when he won 117-111 and 116-112 on two of the cards, with the third judge making it a 114-114 draw.

Fana seemed to be turning the tables from the sixth round but he split one of his gloves in the eighth round just as Baloyi seemed to start fading.

The gloves change certainly gave Baloyi a much needed breather and Fana had to start all over again when the action resumed.

In a battle of former world titlists, junior lightweight Cassius Baloyi (34-3-1, 18 KOs) put himself in line to retake the IBF world title when he beat Gairy St Clair (38-5-2, 17 KOs) on points in an IBF title eliminator at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, on Monday night. The South African won 116-112 on two cards and 120-108 on the card of a judge who completely missed a splendid performance by the Australia-based Guyanan. St Clair was ahead after six rounds but ran out of gas because of his all-out attack game plan, and allowed Baloyi to take control and win the last six rounds. Baloyi will now fight Mzonke Fana for the IBF title.