Heavyweight · South Africa
Gerrie Coetzee 33-6-1 21 KO · 1974–1997
Photo: George Rose, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Gerrie Coetzee was a heavyweight boxer from South Africa, born Apr 8, 1955. Record 33-6-1 with 21 knockouts over 1974–1997. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1983–1984). Gerrie Coetzee last fought Iran Barkley on Jun 8, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 12.
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Born Apr 8, 1955
Died Jan 12, 2023
Country 🇿🇦 South Africa
Stance Orthodox
Height 192 cm
Reach 206 cm
Nickname The Boksburg Bomber · The Bionic Hand · Seer Handjies
Debut Sep 14, 1974
Career 1974–1997
Rounds boxed 254
KO share 64%
Born in Boksburg, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1983–1984
Boxerbook rating 1817 ± 245 · inactive since Jun 1997Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 40
Career record Record
33-6-1, 21 KOs · 1974–1997
Last result L
For vacant World Boxing Board heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
The record 40 bouts, 1974–1997, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 40, Wikipedia (ru) · 1, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
For vacant World Boxing Board heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 33-5-1 · Barkley 40-12-0
W
Dan Kosmicki
TKO 3/10 · Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 32-5-1 · Kosmicki —
W
West Turner
TKO 5/10 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 31-5-1 · Turner —
W
Dave Fiddler
KO 2/10 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 30-5-1 · Fiddler —
L
KO 1/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Coetzee 30-4-1 · Bruno 27-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 29-4-1 · Tillis 31-6-0
L
For WBA heavyweight title KO 8/15 · Superbowl, Sun City
Coetzee 29-3-1 · Page 23-3-0
W
Won WBA heavyweight title KO 10/15 · Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 28-3-1 · Dokes 26-0-2
D
MD 10/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 28-3-0 · Thomas 20-0-0
W
Stan Ward
TKO 2/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 27-3-0 · Ward —
W
KO 8/10 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 26-3-0 · LeDoux —
W
Fossie Schmidt
RTD 4/10 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 25-3-0 · Schmidt —
W
KO 5/10 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 24-3-0 · Caldwell —
L
SD 10/10 · New Westchester Theater, Tarrytown, New York, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 24-2-0 · Snipes —
W
UD 10/10 · Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 🇺🇸
Coetzee 23-2-0 · Chaplin —
L
For WBA heavyweight title TKO 13/15 · Superbowl, Sun City
Coetzee 23-1-0 · Weaver 22-9-0
W
Mike Koranicki
KO 1/10 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 22-1-0 · Koranicki —
L
For vacant WBA heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 22-0-0 · Tate 19-0-0
W
TKO 1/12 · Le Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Coetzee 21-0-0 · Spinks 7-1-1
W
Ibar Arrington
PTS 10/10 · New Kingsmead Soccer Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 20-0-0 · Arrington —
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Randy Stephens
PTS 10/10 · Film Trust Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 19-0-0 · Stephens —
W
Johnny Boudreaux
KO 6/10 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 18-0-0 · Boudreaux —
W
Tom Prater
RTD 4/10 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 17-0-0 · Prater —
W
Retained South African heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 16-0-0 · Schutte —
W
Retained South African heavyweight title KO 3/12 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 15-0-0 · Fourie —
W
James Mathatho
Retained South African heavyweight title KO 7/12 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 14-0-0 · Mathatho —
W
PTS 10/10 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 13-0-0 · Knoetze —
W
Won South African heavyweight title DQ 6/12 · Westridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 12-0-0 · Schutte —
W
RTD 8/10 · Film Trust Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 11-0-0 · Stander 29-9-2
W
Jimmy Richards
Won vacant Transvaal heavyweight title TKO 9/10 · Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 10-0-0 · Richards —
W
PTS 8/8 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 9-0-0 · Sasse —
W
Jimmy Richards
PTS 6/6 · Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 8-0-0 · Richards —
W
Chris Roos
TKO 3/8 · Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 7-0-0 · Roos —
W
Hennie Thoonen
TKO 3/6 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 6-0-0 · Thoonen —
W
Amedeo Laureti
PTS 6/6 · Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 5-0-0 · Laureti —
W
Hennie Thoonen
PTS 6/6 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 4-0-0 · Thoonen —
W
Steve Foley
KO 3/6 · Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 3-0-0 · Foley —
W
Kosie Oosthuizen
KO 1/6 · Gauteng North Badminton Hall, Pretoria, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 2-0-0 · Oosthuizen —
W
Bert Nikkelen Kuyper
KO 1/6 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 1-0-0 · Kuyper —
W
Chris Roos
PTS 4/4 · Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Coetzee 0-0-0 · Roos —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Gerrie Coetzee's record? Gerrie Coetzee's professional record is 33-6-1 with 21 knockouts.
Who did Gerrie Coetzee fight last? Gerrie Coetzee last fought Iran Barkley on Jun 8, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 12.
Which world titles has Gerrie Coetzee held? Gerrie Coetzee has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1983–1984). Sources Boxerbook ID 5753 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/5753 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
