Johnny du Plooy
Born
Johnny du Plooy

( 1964-09-27)27 September 1964
Gauteng, South Africa
Died12 April 2013(2013-04-12) (aged 48)
NationalitySouth African
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins27
Wins by KO22
Losses5
Draws1

Johnny du Plooy (27 September 1964 – 12 April 2013[1]) was a former South African heavyweight boxer best known for his win over former WBA World Heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. He challenged once for the WBO World Heavyweight title in 1989.

Boxing career

Amateur career

du Plooy had a very impressive amateur record of 196-4.

Professional career

The tall 6'3 South African boxer began his career in 1985 with 17 straight wins. He then lost to ex-champ Mike Weaver by 7th round KO. He later avenged this defeat by knocking out Mike Weaver in two rounds and in 1989 challenged Francesco Damiani for the vacant WBO heavyweight title. Du Plooy was knocked out in the third round in the World Boxing Organization's inaugural heavyweight world title bout. After this, he fought 15 more fights, compiling an overall record of 27 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. All of du Plooy's losses were stoppages to known opponents such as Renaldo Snipes, Francesco Damiani, Pierre Coetzer, and Corrie Sanders. Du Plooy retired in 1993 after a win, and scored another comeback win in 1997 but promptly retired.[1]

Death

Du Plooy became overweight after his retirement. He suffered from heart problems in the few years leading up to his death. Several months before his death, he had a heart attack.

Professional boxing record

References

  1. 1 2 "Johnny du Plooy dies". Sport24. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. "BoxRec - Johnny Du Plooy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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