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Daan BEKKER
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Heavyweight
Male
(Daniel Wepener Bekker)
South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng
Born: February 9, 1932, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died: October 22, 2009, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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as an amateur:
From 1955 to 1959 and 1961 was the South African heavyweight champion
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games heavyweight bronze medal
1958 Cardiff, Wales, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal
1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games heavyweight silver medal
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No amateur results
Professional record| | | 1961 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Nov. 29 |  Dawid Hamman | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 1 | | | | 1962 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | = Feb. 24 | Jan Scheepers | Johannesburg, South Africa | Draw 6 | | + Mar. 17 | Jan Scheepers | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO 6 | | vacant South African Heavyweight Title | | + Apr. 25 | Gerry de Bruyn | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 5 | | + June 9 | Stoffel Willemse | Johannesburg, South Africa | W 12 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | - July 6 | Mike Holt | Durban, South Africa | TKO by 7 | | + July 28 | Stoffel Willemse | Johannesburg, South Africa | W 10 | | + Dec. 22 | Alf McKnight | Durban, South Africa | KO 3 | | | | 1963 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 26 | Stoffel Willemse | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO by 7 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | | | | 1964-1967
Inactive | | | | 1968 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Sept. 7 | Tommy Miller | Johannesburg, South Africa | W 4 |
Summary
Total bouts: 10, Won: 7 (4 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0, ND: 0
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