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Johnny van Rensburg, the Glossary

Johnny "Smiler" van Rensburg (9 May 1932 – 28 October 2010 (aged 78)) born in Lichtenburg was a South African amateur bantamweight and professional light/light welter/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who as an amateur won the gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and represented South Africa at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, losing to Amé rico Bonetti of Argentina, and as a professional won the Transvaal (South Africa) (White) lightweight title, South African lightweight title, South African welterweight title, British Empire lightweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e.^[1]

Américo Bonetti

Américo Bonetti (22 April 1928 – 14 June 1999) was an Argentine boxer. Johnny van Rensburg and Américo Bonetti are boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Auckland

Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.

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Bantamweight

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. Johnny van Rensburg and Bantamweight are Bantamweight boxers.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Final results for the boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Demographics of South Africa

According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions.

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Gold medal

A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Lichtenburg, North West

Lichtenburg is a town situated in North West Province, South Africa.

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Light welterweight

Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Johnny van Rensburg and light welterweight are light-welterweight boxers.

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Lightweight

Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

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Middleweight

Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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Orthodox stance

In combat sports such as boxing and MMA, an orthodox stance, also known as a northpaw stance, is one in which the fighter places their left foot in front, thus placing their left side closer to the opponent.

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Roodepoort

Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Southpaw stance

In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.

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Transvaal (province)

The Province of the Transvaal (Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal, was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid.

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Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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White South Africans

White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.

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1950 British Empire Games

The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (XV olympiadin kisat), and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_van_Rensburg