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Mike Bernardo

South African boxer (1967–2012)

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Born
28 July 1967, Cape Town
Died
14 February 2012, Muizenberg
Citizenship
South Africa
Sport
karate, boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer, kickboxer, karateka
Height
193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
110 kg (243 lb)

Michael Shawn Bernardo (28 July 1969 – 14 February 2012) was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. He was known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he took part in K-1 World GPs starting in 1994. He held notable wins over Mirko Cro Cop, Andy Hug (2×), Francisco Filho, Branko Cikatic, Stan Longinidis, Gary Goodridge, and three consecutive wins over K-1 legend Peter Aerts.

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