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Ali Funeka vs Zolani Marali — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Ali Funeka

🇿🇦LIGHTWEIGHT

Zolani Marali

Ali Funeka (40-11-3) and Zolani Marali (24-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Funeka

40

Wins32 KO · 80%

11

Losses

3

Draws54 tracked bouts

Marali

24

Wins13 KO · 54%

6

Losses

0

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Ali Funeka and Zolani Marali have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Ali Funeka and Zolani Marali have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2011Nov 192012Dec 8Series
Ali FunekaFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Zolani MaraliFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultSDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Funeka 4 · Marali 3 of 7 measurable rows
FunekaMarali
Record
40-11-324-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
76.9%
80% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
80% (edge)
54.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
80% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
54
7

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Ali Funeka: 6′1″
Zolani Marali: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ali Funeka: 72″
Zolani Marali: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Ali Funeka: 48
Zolani Marali: 49
Stance
Ali Funeka: Orthodox
Zolani Marali: Southpaw

Ali Funeka left, Zolani Marali right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ali Funeka40 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Ali Funeka: 40 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (80%), 7 on the cards (18%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 80%7 on the cards 18%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Zolani Marali3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Zolani Marali: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ali Funeka 54, Zolani Marali 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ali Funeka last boxed on May 4, 2019 — 2,728 days ago. Funeka had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Abass Baraou.LLLWL

Chuhadzhyan Dec 2017Dumanov Apr 2018Yeritsyan Jul 2018Nogogo Mar 2019Baraou May 20192.3 tracked bouts per year

Zolani Marali last boxed on Oct 3, 2015 — 4,037 days ago. Marali had won two in a row before losing a decision to Julius Indongo.LLWWL

Ji-hun Sep 2009Funeka Nov 2011Funeka Dec 2012Mabuza Jul 2014Indongo Oct 20151 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ali Funeka and Zolani Marali ever fought each other?
Yes. Ali Funeka and Zolani Marali have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LDec 8, 2012 · Marali · UD

WNov 19, 2011 · Funeka · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Funeka or Marali?
Ali Funeka is 40-11-3 and Zolani Marali is 24-6. Zolani Marali has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Funeka40–11–376.9%

Marali24–680%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Funeka or Marali?
Ali Funeka has 32 knockout wins and Zolani Marali has 13. Ali Funeka has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Funeka3280%

Marali1354.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Funeka and Marali have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ali Funeka and Zolani Marali have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Funeka and Marali?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Ali Funeka and 7 bouts tracked for Zolani Marali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Funeka54bouts

Marali7bouts

How They Win ↓

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