Giovanni Pretorius

Giovanni Pretorius (1 January 1972 – 23 August 2021) was a South African Olympic boxer.^[1]

Giovanni Pretorius

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1972-01-01)1 January 1972 Transvaal, South Africa
Died	23 August 2021(2021-08-23) (aged 49) Alberton, South Africa
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Boxing

Biography

He represented his country in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Sören Antman.^[2]

Pretorious died on 23 August 2021, in Alberton, after contracting COVID-19.^[3] He was 49.