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			|   | Ruben GROENEWALD |  
			|  | CruiserweightMaleSouth Africa
 Based in Gt.Britain, Beckton, London, England
 Born: 13 October 1977, Brakpan, South Africa
 Height 5ft 10 1/2in, mt 1,78 – Weight 204 lbs
 
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| No amateur results Professional record|  |  | 1996 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | = Mar. 27 | Andries Cogome | Johannesburg, South Aafrica | Drew  4 |  | + Apr. 21 |  Clifford Smith | Welkom, South Africa | W  4 |  | + July 3 | Michael Ramabele | Johannesburg, South Africa | W  4 |  | + Aug. 11 | Alpheus Phungula | Durban, South Africa | W  4 |  | - Sept. 1 | Andries Cogome | Johannesburg, South Africa | L  4 |  |  |  | 1997 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + June 22 | Edward Ramathape | Johannesburg, south Africa | TKO  2 |  | + Nov. 25 | David Ramantisi | Temba, South Africa | TKO  1 |  |  |  | 1998 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | = May 31 |  Roland Francis | Durban, South Africa | Drew  6 |  | + June 24 | Sipho Ndelela | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO  1 |  | + Aug. 26 | Buyisela Mashelele | Johannesburg, South Africa | W  6 |  | + Oct. 14 | Mondil Mbonambi | Secunda Gauteng, South Africa | W  8 |  |  |  | 1999 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | = Aug. 2 | Sipho Sibeko | Temba, South Africa | Drew  6 |  | + Nov. 23 | John Tshbalala | Hammanskraal, South Africa | W  6 |  |  |  | 2000 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Mar. 10 |  Delroy Leslie | Bethnal Green, Gt.Britain | L 12 |  | (For vacant WBF Interim Middleweight Title) |  | + Sept. 19 | Elvis Adonisi | Brakpan, South Africa | TKO 10 |  | + Oct. 24 | Cypriam Emeti | Brakpan, South Africa | TKO 11 |  | (Won vacant ABU Super-Welterweight Title) |  |  |  | 2001 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Feb. 24 |  Ojay Abrahams | Bethnal Green, Gt.Britain | W  6 |  | + Apr. 3 | Paul Bowen | Bethnal Green, Gt.Britain | W  6 |  | + July 21 |  Terry Morrill | Sheffield, Gt.Britain | TKO  4 |  | + Sept. 20 | Harry Butler | Blackfriars, Gt.Britain | W  4 |  | + Oct. 9 | Leigh Wicks | Cardiff, Gt.Britain | W  6 |  |  |  | 2002 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Feb. 10 | Wayne Asker | Southwark, Gt.Britain | W 10 |  | + June 1 |  Anthony Farnell | Manchester, Gt.Britain | W 12 |  | (Won vacant WBU Middleweight Title) |  | - Sept. 28 |  Anthony Farnell | Manchester, Gt.Britain | L 12 |  | (For WBU Middleweight Title) |  |  |  |  |  | 2003 Inactive
 |  |  |  | 2004 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Oct. 23 |  Danilo Haussler | Berlin, Germany | L 8 |  |  |  | 2005 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Apr. 27 | Alan Gilbert | London, Gt.Britain | TKO 10 |  | (Won vacant WBF Inter-Cont’l Super-Middleweight Title) |  | - Dec. 2 |  Carl  Froch | Nottingham, Gt.Britain | TKO by 5 |  | (For Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Title) |  |  |  |  |  | 2006 Inactive
 |  |  |  | 2007 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | + Nov. 28 |  Mark Nilsen | Piccadilly, England | W 6 |  |  |  | 2008 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Apr. 4 |  Richard Horton | Bethnal Green, England | L 6 |  | + July 29 | Toto Mubenga | Kempton Park, South Africa | TKO 3 |  | + Sept. 25 | Mongezi Nzamela | Krugersdorp, South Africa | KO 3 |  |  |  | 2009 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Apr. 4 |  Alexander Frenkel | Düsseldorf, Germany | TKO by 5 |  | + Sept. 12 |  Ronnie Lategan | Kempton Park, South Africa | TKO 1 |  |  |  | 2010 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Jan. 22 |  Thabiso  Mchunu | Bloemfontein, South Africa | TKO by 4 (1:31) |  | (For South African Cruiserweight Title) |  |  |  | 2011 |  | Date | Opponent | Place | Result |  | - Jan. 29 |  Daniel  Bruwer | Brakpan, South Africa | TKO by 8 | 
   
SummaryTotal bouts: 35, Won: 23 (10 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0, ND: 0 |