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Benny Nieuwenhuizen

3117 KOs

115 KOs

2Draws

Last six: L-L-W-L-D-L

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

44

rounds

288

KO %

54.8%

KO wins

17

KO losses

5

career

1952–1966

debut

1952-07-19

last fight

1966-12-10

Profile

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

origin

Johannesburg, RSA

dob

1933-06-15

age

93

Latest news

Not enough dedication

2018-01-15 · SuperSport

Benny Nieuwenhuizen, one of the most outstanding boxers South Africa ever produced. never came close to winning a world title. But he could have, if only he had a little dedication. Chris Greyvenstein wrote in his book, The Fighters, ?Nieuwenhuizen was…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

0 1 0

L-TKO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 6

2 11 0

D-PTS

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 4

2 7 2

L-KO

Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique

5 of 8

0 0 0

W-PTS

Raylton Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe

8 of 8

8 3 1

L-TKO

Indian Community Centre, Luanshya, Zambia

5 of 6

18 5 0

L-PTS

Drill Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Vacant South African Lightweight Title

12 of 12

5 2 0

W-PTS

Basutoland National Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

10 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs

Referee: Vic Toweel

33 3 1

L-PTS

Market Hall, Welkom, Free State, South Africa

Vacant South African Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 145 / 146 lbs

Mickey Pretorious

6 4 0

L-DQ

Icedrome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2 of 6

0 0 0

D-PTS

Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique

8 of 8 · 140 / 138 lbs

0 1 0

W-PTS

Drill Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

6 of 6

3 3 0

W-PTS

Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

6 of 6

4 5 0

W-KO

Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

4 of 6 · 144 / 145 lbs

2 1 1

W-TKO

Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2 of 6

2 2 0

W-PTS

Icedrome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

8 of 8 · 149 / 146 lbs

25 7 1

W-PTS

Icedrome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

10 of 10

Sampie Pretorius

2 2 0

W-TKO

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

3 of 8

4 9 0

W-KO

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

9 of 10

4 8 0

W-PTS

City Hall, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

10 of 10

11 3 0

W-TKO

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

7 of 8

22 1 0

L-PTS

West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

12 of 12

33 16 4

L-PTS

Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

12 of 12 · 148 / 149 lbs

Referee: Vic Patrick

29 4 0

L-PTS

Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs

Referee: Vic Patrick

5 2 0

L-TKO

Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

4 of 8

13 14 2

W-PTS

Raylton Football Stadium, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe

10 of 10

29 7 2

L-TKO

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title

13 of 15

27 7 20

W-TKO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3 · 147 / 145 lbs

5 0 0

W-TKO

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

2 of 6 · 146 / 147 lbs

39 5 2

W-TKO

Allan Ford Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Welterweight Title

8 of 12 · 146 / 146 lbs

25 6 2

W-TKO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

8 of 10x3 · 147 / 145 lbs

32 4 1

W-TKO

King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

5 of 10x3 · 147 / 146 lbs

10 9 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

6 of 6

9 8 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 144 / 145 lbs

9 6 1

W-PTS

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

6 of 6

18 2 1

W-PTS

Raylton Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe

6 of 6

15 1 1

W-KO

Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

2 of 8

1 0 0

W-TKO

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

3 of 6

1 4 1

W-KO

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

2 of 6

1 1 0

W-TKO

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

5 of 6

1 0 0

W-TKO

Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

2 of 6

0 2 0

W-TKO

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

3 of 4 · 140 / 144 lbs

8 2 1

W-PTS

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

6 of 6

0 3 0

W-TKO

Feather Market Hall, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

2 of 4

2 4 0

W-PTS

Raylton Football Stadium, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe

4 of 4