Vic Toweel
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Victor "Vic" Anthony Toweel was a South African boxer and former Undisputed World Bantamweight Champion. He was the first South African to hold a world title.
Toweel, circa 1950
Benoni, South Africa
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Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.
Vic Toweel
…Undisputed World Bantamweight Champion. He was the first South African to hold a world title. Victor Anthony Toweel was born on 12 January 1928 in Benoni, South Africa. He was the second eldest of five brothers and the son of Michael Joseph Toweel, who was of Lebanese descent. Toweel's father, better known as Pappa…
The CBD of Benoni