His career faltered slightly after fighting to a draw with Ossie Ocasio, but Dokes returned to knock out Ocasio in one round soon thereafter.
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By early 1982, after a first round knockout of Lynn Ball to win the NABF title, Dokes was in line for a title shot.
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23 September - Gerrie Coetzee, the South African heavyweight boxing champion, wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) title in Akron, Ohio by knocking out American Michael Dokes and becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title.