Record details

	Willie TOWEEL
	Welterweight Male South Africa, Johannesburg, Gauteng Born: April 6, 1934, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa Died: December 25, 2017, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Brother of Alan, Jimmy, Fraser, Vic, Maurice, Maureen Toweel and Antoinette Moussallem Uncle of Paul Toweel

as an amateur:

won SA junior and senior titles
1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games flyweight bronze medal

No amateur results

Professional record


1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 9	Jackie O'Connor	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 4
+ June 13	Tiny Corbett	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 2
+ July 24	Billy Lamberton	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 6
+ Aug. 5	Bokkie Grobbler	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 3
+ Aug. 29	Kalla Persson	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 1
vacant Transvaal Bantamweight Title
+ Oct. 3	Jerry Jooste	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 3
+ Oct. 26	Matthew Raaff	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	TKO 7
vacant South African Bantamweight Title

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 9	Jackie O'Connor	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 7
South African Bantamweight Title
+ May 8	Gary Gordon	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 3
+ May 22	Tony Lombard	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 12
vacant South African Featherweight Title
+ June 30	Denny Dawson	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 2
+ Sept. 2	Gerry Britz	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 10
+ Oct. 2	Pappy Goult	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10
+ Nov. 6	Andre Valignat	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10
+ Dec. 13	Jerry Jooste	Salisbury, Rhodesia	TKO 5

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Louis Klopper	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 7
South African Featherweight Title
+ Mar. 14	Jean Bichot	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10
+ Apr. 9	Willie van der Merwe	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 1
+ Apr. 23	Henry Bruyns	Kroonstad, South Africa	KO 2
South African Featherweight Title
+ May 23	Benvenuto Cardinale	Durban, South Africa	TKO 8
= Sept. 3	Robert Cohen	Johannesburg, South Africa	Draw 15
+ Nov. 19	Albert Mueller	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	KO 2
- Dec. 10	Johnny van Rensburg	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO by 9
South African Lightweight Title

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 19	Hubert Essakow	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 11
+ May 12	Tienie Pretorius	Luanshya, Rhodesia	TKO 8
+ June 16	Johnny van Rensburg	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 15
South African and Commonwealth Lightweight Titles
= Aug. 11	Johnny van Rensburg	Johannesburg, South Africa	Draw 15
South African and Commonwealth Lightweight Titles
+ Oct. 6	Georges DeVos	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 10
+ Nov. 10	Richie Howard	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 15
Commonwealth Lightweight Title
+ Dec. 1	Richie Howard	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 14	Johnny van Rensburg	Cape Town, South Africa	TKO 4
South African and Commonwealth Lightweight Titles
+ May 11	Franco Rosini	Luanshya, Rhodesia	W 10
+ July 9	Dave Charnley	Kensington, Great Britain	W 15
Commonwealth Lightweight Title
+ Aug. 15	Billy Kelly	Glasgow, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 6	Bobby Ros	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 18	Mario Calcaterra	Glasgow, Great Britain	W 10
+ Oct. 8	Jimmy Carter	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
+ Nov. 5	Jose Hernandez	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 9
+ Nov. 30	Al Nevarez	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 14	Orlando Zulueta	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
+ Mar. 25	Fernand Nollet	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
- Apr. 23	Guy Gracia	Glasgow, Great Britain	TKO by 7
+ Nov. 19	Tony Garcia	Cape Town, South Africa	KO 2

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 24	Guy Gracia	Cape Town, South Africa	W 10
+ Mar. 21	Johnny van Rensburg	Salisbury, Rhodesia	W 10
- May 12	Dave Charnley	Wembley, Great Britain	KO by 10
Commonwealth Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 3	Paddy Graham	Belfast, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Nov. 20	Len Matthews	New York, United States	W 10
- Dec. 7	Wally Swift	Nottingham, Great Britain	L 10

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 16	Julio Silvo	Durban, South Africa	KO 4
+ July 16	Fred Tiedt	Durban, South Africa	W 10
+ Aug. 27	Benny Nieuwenhuizen	Welkom, South Africa	W 12
vacant South African Welterweight Title
- Sept. 17	Jannie Botes	Johannesburg, South Africa	LDQ 9
South African Welterweight Title
- Oct. 22	Emile Griffith	New York, United States	TKO by 8