Andre Thysse (24 March 1969 – 22 July 2021) was a South African

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boxer of the 1990s and 2000s.

Biography

He won the

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super middleweight title, South African super middleweight title, and Commonwealth super middleweight title. He was a challenger for the

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(IBO) super middleweight title against

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(WBC) super middleweight title against Markus Beyer,

(WBC) International super middleweight title against

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, WBC International super middleweight title against Jürgen Brähmer,

(WBC) Continental Americas super middleweight title against

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(WBC) International light heavyweight title against Adrian Diaconu, and

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(IBF) Australasian super middleweight title against Sakio Bika. His professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. Thysse died on 22 July 2021 at the age of 52 after having contracted

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