Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee

The Buckeye Homecoming

Date	September 23, 1983
Venue	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, Ohio
Title(s) on the line	WBA Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Michael Dokes Gerrie Coetzee Nickname Dynamite The Bionic Hand Hometown Akron, Ohio, US Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa Pre-fight record 26–0–2 (15 KO) 28–3–1 (17 KO) Age 25 years, 1 month 28 years, 5 months Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight 217 lb (98 kg) 215 lb (98 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBA Heavyweight Champion WBA No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Coetzee defeated Dokes via 10th round KO

Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee, billed as The Buckeye Homecoming, was a professional boxing match that took place on September 23, 1983, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio, United States for Dokes' WBA heavyweight title.^[1]