Charlie Weir was a professional middleweight boxer from South Africa.

Early life

Charles Henry Hughwright Weir (Charlie Weir) was born in

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on 26 November 1956. After completing his compulsory

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, he became a professional boxer. He had 34 professional bouts, of which he won 31.

Boxing career

Weir had a distinctive patch of white hair, caused by a childhood cut in the scalp, which made him immediately recognisable and earned him the nickname of the "Silver Assassin". He fought Davey Moore for the WBA Junior Middleweight title in 1982 in Johannesburg, but lost in a 5th-round KO. Weir died of cancer on 19 June 1992 at the age of 35.

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* 1956 births 1992 deaths Middleweight boxers White South African people South African male boxers 20th-century South African sportsmen Sportspeople from Kimberley, Northern Cape {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub