Pierre Fourie
Boxer (1943–1980)
- Born
- 26 June 1943
- Died
- 21 June 1980, Johannesburg
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Pierre Jacy Fourie was a South African boxer. He was the undefeated middle and light heavyweight South African champion and held both titles at the same time. He retired from the ring in 1977. He died on 21 June 1980, at age 36 in a motor vehicle accident at Cecil Payne Park in Roodepoort South Africa.
He was the first white boxer in Apartheid South Africa to fight against a non-white opponent, American Bob Foster on 21 August 1973 in South Africa.
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