Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa, former WBA...

Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa, former WBA heavyweight champion, overcame a cut over his right eye to score a unanimous 10-round decision over James Tillis of Oklahoma City at Johannesburg, South Africa.

There were no knockdowns as Tillis spent much of the time in retreat, even though Coetzee’s face was bloodied by the cut.

Coetzee, 30, won the WBA title by knocking out Michael Dokes in 1983, but after a layoff of 14 months, he was knocked out in the eighth round by Greg Page at Sun City, South Africa.