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Johnny DuPlooy

South African boxer

Born
27 September 1964, South Africa
Died
12 April 2013
Citizenship
South Africa
Sport
boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Johnny du Plooy (27 September 1964 – 12 April 2013) was a South African former 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.

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Facts from Wikidata Q13380896 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.