Andre Thysse, Boxing Champion
Former South African Boxing champion and promoter, Andre Thysse passed away on Thursday on following a battle with Covid-19 and pneumonia after being admitted to hospital last week.
Andre was born in Germiston, South Africa on February 7th, 1969 before settling in Kempton Park with his family.
Through his life and career, the 52-year-old earned the respect of many.
His professional career ran from 1999 through to 2009 during which the man earned the Gauteng super middleweight title, the SA super middleweight title and the Commonwealth super middleweight title.
Andre was almost untouchable with his national belt defending it eight times. Internationally, he was not as successful losing seven fights abroad, fighting some of the world’s best at the time.
One of his biggest win...