Happy Pieterse [SEP] date of death
Happy Pieterse
Jan Happy Pieterse (28 May 1942 - 26 May 2013 in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa) was a South African boxer. His professional record includes 22 fights: 17 wins, and 5 losses (3 knockouts).
He died on 26 May 2013, two days before his 71st birthday.
Career.
In 1963, Pieterse won the light-middleweight title at the South African amateur championships, before turning professional in July 1965 and stopping Boet de Bruyn in the fourth round.
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