Mzonke Fana

Mzonke Fana (born 29 October 1973) is a professional boxer.

Known as "The Rose of Khayelitsha", he was a virtual unknown in the boxing world until he challenged and defeated Malcolm Klassen for the IBF Super featherweight title in 2007.

Prior to that victory, he was knocked out on 9 April 2005 by future Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera in the second round for the WBC Super featherweight title in his first world title challenge.

[1] On 7 December 2013, he fought upcoming fighter Edis Tatli for the WBA Inter-Continental Lightweight Title at the Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland, but lost via unanimous decision.

He fought Terry Flanagan for the WBO Lightweight Title and lost via unanimous decision.