On 12 June 2008 Malingo fought former two-time bantamweight world champion Veeraphol Sahaprom in an eliminator for the right to fight for the WBC world title and won by technical knockout.
[1] On 12 March 2009 Malinga fought Hozumi Hasegawa for the WBC world title where he lost by technical knockout.
[2] On 30 October 2010 Malinga fought Michael Domingo in an eliminator for the right to fight for the IBF world title and won by unanimous decision.
[3] On 2 June 2012 Malinga fought Leo Santa Cruz for the vacant IBF world title where he lost by unanimous decision.
[4] On 21 December 2013 Malinga fought Stuart Hall for the vacant IBF world title and lost by unanimous decision.