Piet Crous

Piet Crous
Born	Petrus Arnoldus Crous (1955-07-02) 2 July 1955 (age 69) Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	26
Wins by KO	21
Losses	2
Draws	1
No contests	1

Petrus Arnoldus Crous (born 2 July 1955) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1987.

Professional career

Crous turned pro in 1977.

Cruiserweight champion

He won the WBA cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision win over Ossie Ocasio in 1984, though he was paid less than $10,000.[1] He defended the belt once, on 30 March 1985, at the Sun City Super Bowl in Sun City, South Africa, against American challenger Randy Stephens, recuperating from a third-round knockdown to knock Stephens out in that same third round.[2] Crous became the first South African to retain a world boxing title in 35 years.[2] He lost the title to Dwight Muhammad Qawi via TKO the following year; he was knocked down twice in the 11th round.[3]

He retired in 1987.

Professional boxing record

30 fights	26 wins	2 losses
By knockout	21	2
By decision	4	0
By disqualification	1	0
Draws	1
No contests	1

References

1. "Ocasio Upset By Piet Crous". Sunday News. 2 December 1984. p. 40. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Crous Records TKO Win Over Stephens". Scrantonian Tribune. 31 March 1985. p. 48. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Qawi knocks out Piet Crous in 11 for WBA crown". Johnson City Press. 28 July 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Boxing record for Piet Crous from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by Ossie Ocasio

WBA Cruiserweight Champion 1 Dec 1984–27 Jul 1985

Succeeded by Dwight Muhammad Qawi