Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023)

Gerrie Coetzee

South African professional boxer (1955–2023)

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…