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Charlie Weir was a professional middleweight boxer from South Africa.

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Charlie Weir
Statistics
Real name	Charles Henry Hughwright Weir
Nickname(s)	The Silver Assassin
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Nationality	South African
Born	(1956-11-26)26 November 1956 Kimberley, South Africa
Died	Pretoria, South Africa 19 June 1992
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	31
Wins by KO	28
Losses	3
Draws	0

Early life

Charles Henry Hughwright Weir (Charlie Weir) was born in Kimberley on 26 November 1956. After completing his compulsory National Service, he became a professional boxer. He had 34 professional bouts, of which he won 31.

Weir had a distinctive patch of white hair 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Charlie Weir from BoxRec (registration required)

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