Tinashe Majoni

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Cafu handed me my only loss, and I consider it a gift. That moment was the wellspring of my strength; it forced a complete mental recalibration. To stay positive, to sharpen myself immensely — that was the lesson. Because in the end, the most powerful weapon you can have is a capable and sound mindset.

From Triangle in Zimbabwe's Masvingo Province, Tinashe Majoni's boxing journey began in 2013 at Mafakosi Secondary School. Triangle was fertile ground for boxing — Tongaat Hulett's support of local sports made it a natural hub for developing young talent.

By 2015 he was on the Masvingo Provincial Boxing Team. By 2016 he was representing the province at the national tournament in Chinhoyi, winning gold in the Light Flyweight division and representing Zimbabwe at the Region 5 Games in Luanda, Angola. In 2017 he clinched gold at the Youth Games in Hwange.

In 2018 he joined the Manyuchi Academy, co-founded by Sir Charles Manyuchi and Coach Alie “Otto” Phiri. In 2019 he officially joined Otto Boxing Club, which remains his training home. He turned professional later that year.

In 2020 he won the Zimbabwe Super Flyweight National Title. His only professional defeat came against South Africa's Cafu — a former WBO super-flyweight world champion who upset Kosei Tanaka in Tokyo — a loss that taught humility, sharpened resolve, and pushed him back stronger. In March 2025 he became the WBF Continental Super Flyweight Champion.