On September 7, 1985, Gerrie Coetzee (29-4-1, 18 KOs) and James Tillis (31-6, 24 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Gerrie Coetzee is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO loss to Greg Page, 9 months and 6 days ago. James Tillis is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Marvis Frazier, 3 months and 18 days ago.
The winning odds are at 79.2-20.8 in favor of James Tillis. It is going to be a competitive fight and Gerrie Coetzee will put up a very good fight, but Tillis will prevail.
Gerrie Coetzee defeated James Tillis via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Coetzee improves his record to 30-4-1, while Tillis adds a loss to his record at 31-7.