Harry Smith (boxer)
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Harry Smith was a South Africa
n boxer.
He was born in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape Province, Cape Colony
.
In February 1913 he won the South African heavyweight
title when he beat Williams on a fifth-round disqualification.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n boxer.
He was born in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape Province, Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
.
In February 1913 he won the South African heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
title when he beat Williams on a fifth-round disqualification.