Peter 'Terror' Mathebula won the World Boxing Association flyweight crown in 1980. FMTNews
JOHANNESBURG: Peter ‘Terror’ Mathebula, the first black South African boxer to win a world title, has died aged 67 near Johannesburg, his family said Sunday.
Mathebula created history in Los Angeles in 1980 when he won a 15-round split decision over South Korean Tae-Shik Kim to be crowned the World Boxing Association flyweight champion.
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