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Johnny Rensburg

3212 KOs
134 KOs
3Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
48
rounds
418
KO %
37.5%
KO wins
12
KO losses
4
career
1953–1960
debut
1953-01-31
last fight
1960-10-01
Profile
alias
Smiler
sex
M
nationality
South Africa
origin
Lichtenburg, North-West, South Africa
city / state / zip
Johannesburg, Gauteng
dob
1932-05-09
age
94

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 1
Giordano Campari
46 5 4
L-PTS
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 30
Guy Gracia
41 16 4
L-PTS
Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 135 / 138 lbs
Referee: Jack Hart
Event →
May 17
Boswell St Louis
54 18 13
L-PTS
Town Hall, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 144 / 146 lbs
Referee: Pat Floyd
Event →
Apr 23
Billy Spider Kelly
55 19 3
W-PTS
Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 136 / 136 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Terry Gill
22 5 1
W-PTS
West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 142 / 149 lbs
Event →
Mar 14
Ronnie Rush
15 13 4
W-PTS
Leyton Baths, Leyton, London, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 138 / 139 lbs
Referee: Harry Gibbs
Event →
Feb 25
Tony Smith
19 1 0
L-PTS
The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 148 / 144 lbs
Event →
Sep 18
George Barnes
40 15 4
W-PTS
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
12 of 12 · 144 / 148 lbs
Referee: Les Parker
Event →
Aug 28
George Bracken
34 9 3
L-KO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 of 12 · 137 / 138 lbs
Referee: Terry Reilly
Event →
Aug 7
Benny Nieuwenhuizen
30 7 1
W-PTS
Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
12 of 12
Event →
Apr 17
Dickie Williams
9 1 1
L-PTS
Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
South African Welterweight Title
12 of 12
Event →
Mar 21
Willie Toweel
40 2 2
L-PTS
Raylton Sports Ground, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe
10 of 10 · 135 / 136 lbs
Event →
Dec 6
Belarmino Fragoso
7 4 2
W-TKO
Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique
3 of 10
Event →
Nov 1
Ron Hinson
27 7 1
W-PTS
Raylton Sports Ground, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 13
George Burns
1 1 0
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 146 / 148 lbs
Referee: Vic Patrick
Event →
Oct 3
Bruno Visintin
47 6 0
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 143 / 147 lbs
Referee: Terry Reilly
Event →
Sep 12
Max Carlos
11 2 2
W-PTS
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 of 12 · 135 / 137 lbs
Referee: Terry Reilly
Event →
Aug 18
George Barnes
37 13 4
L-TKO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title
13 of 15 · 142 / 147 lbs
Referee: Vic Patrick
Event →
Jul 25
Benny Nieuwenhuizen
24 6 1
W-KO
City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
South African Welterweight Title
3 of 12
Event →
Jul 1
Francisco Santos
15 5 0
W-TKO
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
8 of 10
Event →
May 31
Francisco Santos
14 5 0
L-PTS
Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique
10 of 10
Event →
May 17
George Barnes
37 12 4
W-PTS
Raylton Sport Ground, Harare (Salisbury), Zimbabwe
Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title
15 of 15
Event →
Jan 24
Sampie Pretorius
0 2 0
W-KO
Ice Drome, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Vacant South African Lightweight Title
3 of 12 · 133 / 134 lbs
Event →
Nov 16
Billy Lotter
9 1 0
W-PTS
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Welterweight Title
12 of 12
Event →
Sep 28
Billy Lotter
8 0 0
W-TKO
City Hall, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Welterweight Title
10 of 12
Event →
Jun 1
Julio Silvo
0 1 0
W-KO
Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique
5 of 10
Event →
May 4
Julio Silvo
0 0 0
W-KO
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
2 of 10
Event →
Feb 14
Willie Toweel
27 1 2
L-TKO
Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
5 of 15
Referee: Edgar Lipsett
Event →
Oct 29
Franco Rosini
11 7 2
L-TKO
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
5 of 10
Event →
Aug 11
Willie Toweel
24 1 1
D-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
15 of 15
Event →
Jun 16
Willie Toweel
23 1 1
L-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
15 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs
Event →
Feb 11
Francisco Santos
3 2 0
L-DQ
Monumental Bull Ring, Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Mozambique
3 of 10
Event →
Dec 10
Willie Toweel
21 0 1
W-TKO
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
9 of 15 · 133 / 133 lbs
Event →
Aug 20
Roy Louw
1 3 0
W-TKO
Old Drill Hall, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
8 of 15 · 134 / 133 lbs
Event →
Jun 11
Louis Klopper
0 1 0
W-PTS
Olympia Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
12 of 12 · 132 / 133 lbs
Event →
Feb 12
Joe Lucy
23 5 0
W-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title
15 of 15 · 132 / 133 lbs
Event →
Nov 6
Billy Wells
0 1 0
W-KO
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
4 of 8
Event →
Oct 2
Harry Walker
1 3 1
W-PTS
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 30
Tony Lombard
36 24 1
W-PTS
Hoy Park Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 9
Tony Lombard
35 21 1
W-PTS
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10
Referee: Peter Murrell
Event →
Jan 30
Tony Habib
16 1 1
W-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Lightweight Title
12 of 12
Event →
Dec 12
Solly Cantor
46 15 8
D-PTS
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
8 of 8
Event →
Aug 29
Gordon Goodman
40 5 3
D-PTS
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 4
Ronnie Muller
0 5 2
W-PTS
Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10
Event →
May 9
Johnny Blerk
2 0 0
W-TKO
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
3 of 4
Event →
Apr 11
Karl Brandt
0 0 0
W-TKO
Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
3 of 4 · 134 / 135 lbs
Event →
Mar 21
Benny Nieuwenhuizen
3 0 0
W-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 4 · 133 / 135 lbs
Event →
Jan 31
Ronnie Muller
0 4 2
W-PTS
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 4 · 132 / 133 lbs
Event →