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On 23 September 1983, South African heavyweight boxer Gerrie Coetzee took on world champ Michael Dokes, and won. Celebrated author Jacob Dlamini recalled the fight in his 2009 book ‘Native Nostalgia’. On the night, millions across the world tuned in to the fight, but in South Africa Radio Zulu.
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