Noni Tenge

{{Short description|South African boxer (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox boxer

|name=Noni Tenge

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|nationality = {{flagicon|South Africa}} South African

|birth_date=1982

|nickname=She Bee Stingin

|weight=Welterweight, Light-middleweight

|style=Orthodox

|boxrec=418652

|wins=20

|KO=11

|losses=1

|draws=1

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Noni Tenge (born 1982) is a South African former professional boxer. She became the first woman from her country to win a professional boxing world championship when she claimed the IBF female welterweight title by knocking out defending champion Daniella Smith in the fourth-round at Carnival City in Brakpan, South Africa, on 11 June 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2011-06-12-tenge-becomes-sas-1st-female-champ/ |title=Tenge becomes SA's 1st female champ |work=Times Live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/sport/champ-noni-deals-media-blow-below-the-belt-20110618 |title=Champ Noni deals media blow below the belt |work=news24.com}} She was stripped of the title in July 2012 for failing to defend the belt within the required time period.{{cite web|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012-07-13-noni-tenge-stripped-of-ibf-title/ |title=Noni Tenge stripped of IBF title |work=Sowetan Live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/the-behind-the-scenes-dealings-that-cost-tenge-world-title-20150430 |title=The behind-the-scenes dealings that cost Tenge world title |work=news24.com}}

Tenge fought Layla McCarter for the WBA female light-middleweight title at Orient Theatre, East London, South Africa, on 30 September 2012, but lost by technical knockout in the eighth-round.{{cite web|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012-10-01-amazing-takes-out-she-bee/ |title=Amazing takes out She Bee |work=Sowetan Live}}