What is Ewart Potgieter's record?

Ewart Potgieter's professional record is 11-2-1 with 11 knockouts.

South Africa

Ewart Potgieter

11-2-1 11 KO · 1954–1957

Ewart Potgieter was a professional boxer from South Africa, born Dec 28, 1932. Record 11-2-1 with 11 knockouts over 1954–1957. Ewart Potgieter last fought John Holman on Apr 9, 1957 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.

Also: Ewart Frederick Potgieter

BornDec 28, 1932

DiedApr 1, 1997

Country🇿🇦 South Africa

Reach239 cm

NicknameThe Vryheid Giant

DebutJul 30, 1954

Career1954–1957

Rounds boxed59

KO share100%

Born inVryheid, Natal, South Africa

Boxerbook ratinginactive since Apr 1957Why here ›

Confirmed bouts0 of 14

Career record

Record

11-2-1, 11 KOs · 1954–1957

Last result

John Holman

UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸

1957-04-09 ›
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The record

14 bouts, 1954–1957, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: Wikipedia (es) · 14

John Holman

UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸

Potgieter 11-1-1 · Holman —

1957-04-09 ›
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Bruce Olson

KO 6/10 · Armory, Portland, 🇺🇸

Potgieter 10-1-1 · Olson —

1957-03-02 ›
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Dave Roy

TKO 5/10 · Armory, Salem, 🇺🇸

Potgieter 9-1-1 · Roy —

1957-02-16 ›
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Jeff Dyer

UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸

Potgieter 9-0-1 · Dyer —

1957-01-14 ›
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James J. Parker

PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧

Potgieter 9-0-0 · Parker —

1955-11-15 ›
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Noel Reed

TKO 2 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧

Potgieter 8-0-0 · Reed —

1955-10-18 ›
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Simon Templar

TKO 6 · White City Stadium, White City, 🇬🇧

Potgieter 7-0-0 · Templar —

1955-09-13 ›
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Ben Miller

TKO 2/6 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburgo, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 6-0-0 · Miller —

1955-04-02 ›
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Buddy Walker

TKO 2/6 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburgo, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 5-0-0 · Walker —

1955-02-26 ›
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Isak Kukard

KO 1/6 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburgo, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 4-0-0 · Kukard —

1955-02-12 ›
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Jacobus Jack Jansen

KO 2/4 · Davies Stadium, Port Elizabeth, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 3-0-0 · Jansen —

1954-10-23 ›
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Ray Sands

KO 1/4 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburgo, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 2-0-0 · Sands —

1954-10-02 ›
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George Strydom

KO 1/6 · Raylton Sports Ground, Harare (Salisbury), 🇿🇼

Potgieter 1-0-0 · Strydom —

1954-09-18 ›
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Fred McCoy

KO 1/4 · Hoy Park Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦

Potgieter 0-0-0 · McCoy —

1954-07-30 ›
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Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Ewart Potgieter's record?: Ewart Potgieter's professional record is 11-2-1 with 11 knockouts.
Who did Ewart Potgieter fight last?: Ewart Potgieter last fought John Holman on Apr 9, 1957 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 8207 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/8207. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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