South African Heavyweight Championship Explained

Championshipname:South African Heavyweight Title
Promotion:Interworld Wrestling Promotions
Created:1950
Mostreigns:2 (Tied: Mr X, Danie Voges)
Firstchamp:Willie Liebenberg
Longestreign:Jan Wilkens (10 years)
Shortestreign:Danie Brits (1 month)
Oldest:Jan Wilkens
Youngest:Danie Brits
Heaviest:Jan Wilkens
Lightest:Danie Brits
Titleretired:1990

The South African Heavyweight Title is an inactive professional wrestling championship that was once competed for in the now-defunct South African professional wrestling promotion Interworld Wrestling Promotions, contested exclusively among Heavyweight (110kg (240lb)) wrestlers. It was created in 1950 and the first champion was Willie Liebenberg. The last champion to win it was Danie Voges, who subsequently retired the belt in 1990.[1]

Title history

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Willie Liebenberg11950Johannesburg, South Africa
Mr X (Percy Hall)13 April 1954Johannesburg, South Africa
Mr X (Percy Hall)21965Johannesburg, South Africa
Jan Wilkens11974Johannesburg, South Africa
Danie Voges1August 1986Pretoria, South Africa
Danie Brits1June 1990Cape Town, South Africa
Danie Voges2August 1990Cape Town, South Africa

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestling-Titles.com: South African Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles.com .