Chris van Heerden
Chris van Heerden was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa on June 19th, 1987 and is the Boxer. At the age of 36, Chris van Heerden biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 36 years old, Chris van Heerden has this physical status:
Professional career
Van Heerden began his professional career in 2006. He quickly established himself as Africa's best fighter, earning his fame by winning the South African and ABU welterweight titles. Nonetheless, he lost his first match in the professional ring to Serbian Ivica Stevanovic for the IBF InterContinental Light Middleweight Championship in 2010. Despite this, he did not prevent him from achieving his fame. He triumphed over fellow South African Kaizer Mabuza in 2009 and gained the IBO welterweight belt. Against Sebastián Andrés Luján and Matthew Hatton, he was able to defend his belt twice.
Van Heerden moved to the United States in winter 2013. Van Heerden was forced to relinquish his position as the world Boxing Organisation's champion, despite the fact that it was a step that might lead to higher awards in the future.
van Heerden met rising demand Errol Spence Jr. on September 11, 2015, on the 11th anniversary of the event. Despite taunting Spence Jr. several times during the match, van Heerden was dominated by Spence Jr. and dropped twice before the referee had seen enough and called off the match in round eight.
Van Heerden defeated Jaron Ennis on December 19, 2020. Ennis was ranked #7 by the WBO, #10 by the IBF, and #12 by the WBC at welterweight. van Heerden suffered a serious cut on his forehead, causing the referee to call the fight early, resulting in a no-decision victory.
Van Heerden defeated Conor Benn, the undefeated WBA Continental Welterweight champion, on April 16th 2022. After being dominated and brutally knocked down in Round 2, where the referee stopped it after, he lost by 2nd-round TKO.