Malajika vs Paras

Who won Malajika vs Paras?

Ricardo Malajika beat Vince Paras by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Ricardo Malajika.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Malajika vs Paras stats

Ricardo Malajika stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Vince Paras made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Ricardo Malajika was the same age as Vince Paras, at 27 years old.

Both Ricardo Malajika and Vince Paras fought out of an orthodox stance.

Malajika was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months later than Paras, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Paras' 160.

Ricardo Malajika went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Vince Paras was ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

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Paras' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Malajika vs Paras start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Malajika vs Paras?

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