Gerrie Coetzee
South African boxer (1955–2023)
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- South Africa rank#225
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- Fame49.8
- Momentum0.4
- South Africa rank#225
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Lived 1955–2023, aged 68South Africa
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Updated 2026-06-13
Gerhardus Christian Coetzee OIB was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African in history to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship, having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984. He held notable knockout wins against WBA world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes and undisputed world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, as well as a draw with future WBC world heavyweight champion Pinklon Thomas and wins over top contenders Ron Stander, Scott LeDoux and James Tillis.
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- Order of Ikhamanga in Bronze
- WBA World Heavyweight Champion
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