Pierre Fourie, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pierre Fourie

boxer

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1943

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1980

Profession: boxer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Pierre Fourie

  • Pierre Jacy Fourie was a South African boxer.
  • He was the undefeated middle and light heavyweight South African champion and held both titles at the same time.
  • He retired from the ring in 1977.
  • He died on 21 June 1980, a few days before his 37th birthday in a motor vehicle accident at Cecil Payne Park in Roodepoort South Africa. He was the first white boxer in Apartheid South Africa to fight against a non-white opponent, American Bob Foster on 21 August 1973 in South Africa.

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