Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee

The Buckeye Homecoming
DateSeptember 23, 1983
VenueRichfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, Ohio
Title(s) on the lineWBA Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Michael Dokes Gerrie Coetzee
Nickname Dynamite The Bionic Hand
Hometown Akron, Ohio, US Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Pre-fight record 26–0–2 (15 KO) 28–3–1 (17 KO)
Age 25 years, 1 month 28 years, 5 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg) 215 lb (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight		 WBA
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Coetzee defeated Dokes via 10th round KO

Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee, billed as The Buckeye Homecoming, was a professional boxing match that took place on September 23, 1983, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio, United States for Dokes' WBA heavyweight title.

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