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Abe Bekker

1935 – 2025

Zambian boxer

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About Abe Bekker

Lived 1935 – 2025 (aged 89). Abe Bekker was an athlete.

Abe Bekker (10 June 1935 – 9 January 2025) was a Zambian boxer who competed in the flyweight class at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and in the bantamweight class at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff representing Northern Rhodesia. He also represented Rhodesia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jorma Limmonen of Finland.

Bekker died on 9 January 2025 in England, at the age of 89.

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Who was Abe Bekker?

Zambian boxer

When was Abe Bekker born?

Abe Bekker was born on 10 June 1935 in Mufulira.

When did Abe Bekker die?

Abe Bekker died on 9 January 2025.

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Abe Bekker was an athlete.

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· Wikipedia: Abe Bekker

· Wikidata: Q44313672

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