Nickname(s) The Silver Assassin Role Boxer Losses 3 Name Charlie Weir Draws 0 | Nationality South African Total fights 34 Division Middleweight Wins by ko 28 | |
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Real name Charles Henry Hughwright Weir Died June 19, 1992, Pretoria, South Africa | ||
Charlie Weir is a former professional middleweight boxer from South Africa.
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Early life
Charles Henry Hughwright Weir (Charlie Weir) was born in Kimberley on 26 November 1956. After completing his compulsory National Service he became a professional boxer. He had 34 professional bouts, of which he won 31.
Weir has a distinctive patch of white hair that made him immediately recognizable, and earned him the nickname of "Silver Assassin".
He fought Davey Moore for the WBA Junior Middleweight title in 1982, in Johannesburg... losing on a 5th round KO.
Weir died of cancer on 19 June 1992 at the age of 35.
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