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Gerrie Coetzee, former WBA heavyweight champion, dies at 67

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January 13, 2023January 13, 2023News Room

Coetzee, who was white, was the first African boxer to win a world heavyweight title. He knocked out American rival Michael Dokes in the 10th round in Richfield, Ohio, in 1983.

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