Benjamin Kelleher

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Benjamin Kelleher
BornBenjamin Karl Kelleher
(1987-08-18) 18 August 1987 (age 37)
Auckland, New Zealand
ResidenceIpswich, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralia
Height187.96 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90.1 kg (199 lb; 14 st 3 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight (Boxing)
Cruiserweight (Boxing)
Super Cruiserweight (Kickboxing)
Cruiserweight (Kickboxing)
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
Middleweight (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total22
Wins15
By knockout4
Losses5
By knockout3
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins13
By knockout5
By submission4
By decision4
Losses11
By knockout4
By submission5
By decision2
Draws0
Amateur record
Total4
Wins1
By submission1
Losses3
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Benjamin Karl Kelleher (born Auckland New Zealand 18 August 1987) is a New Zealand-born Australian combat sports fighter where he competes in professional boxing, MMA fighting, kickboxing and Muay Thai boxing. [1]

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Kelleher has fought over 80 times across all sports codes. In boxing, some of his most notable wins including winning the Australian National title against Jayden Joseph [2] [3] and the IBF Pan Pacific regional title against Patrick Ferguson. [4]

Kickboxing

On 27 April 2013, Kelleher fought Ray Dimachki for the WKN Australian super cruiserweight title under K1 rules. [5] Kelleher won the fight by Majority Decision. [6] On 2 August 2014, Kelleher fought New Zealander Ramegus Te Wake for the WKBF South Pacific Cruiserweight title. [7] Kelleher won the fight by knockout. In November 2014, Kelleher took on Chris Birch. [8] Kelleher won the fight by unanimous decision. [9] Kelleher retired from kickboxing after snapping his tibia and fibula, however, after two years from kickboxing, he returned to win a fight against Aaron Grigolon by unanimous decision in 2016. [10]

Kickboxing titles

MMA

On 15 September 2012, Kelleher fought for Australian MMA Middleweight title. [11] Originally the fight was booked against Vik Grujic, however, it was later changed to Leon Johns. Kelleher won the fight by TKO. On 12 July 2013, Kelleher took on Daniel Way. At this point Kelleher was on a five fight winning streak across Kickboxing and MMA. [12] Kelleher lost the fight by Split Decision. On 17 May 2014, Kelleher took on Dan Kelly for the AFC title. [13] The winner would also get a possible fight with UFC in the future. Kelleher lost the fight by Submission. [14]

MMA titles

Boxing

In December 2016, as well as being Anthony Mundine sparring partner while Mundine prepares for his fight against Danny Green, Kelleher also fought Daniel Russell on 3 December. [15] The fight ended in a Split Decision draw. On 7 November 2017, Kelleher was scheduled to fight Brett Petters in a rematch, after their original fight ended in a draw on 18 March. [16] Unfortunately the fight did not happen. On 13 December 2017, Kelleher was scheduled to fight Daniel Russell in a rematch on the Jeff Horn world title defence undercard. [17] Unfortunately this fight did not happen.

After a successful win over New Zealander Nikolas Charalampous for the ANBF Australasian title, Kelleher fought Jai Opetaia for the first time in January 2018 for the Australian National Cruiserweight title. [18] Kelleher lost the fight by TKO stoppage in the third round. [19] After a successful win over Robert Ferguson, Kelleher took on Jayden Joseph for his second attempt at the Australian National Cruiserweight title in July 2018. [20] [21] Kelleher won the fight by unanimous decision with judges scoring judges 97–94, 97–93, and 99–91. [22] Kelleher went on to defeat kickboxer Brad Traynor in a boxing fight. [23] In September 2018, Kelleher was sparring with famous Rugby star Quade Cooper in hopes that Quade Cooper would fight on the Jeff Horn vs Anothony Mundine undercard, However, Cooper did not fight in the end. [24]

After his successful Australian title defence against Uria Afamasaga, in the biggest fight of his career, Keheller fought American Patrick Ferguson for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific Cruiserweight title. [4] Kelleher won the fight the fight by Unanimous decision, winning his first major regional title. [25] Kelleher went to fight Quintin Carey. [26] Kelleher won the fight by unanimous decision. [27]

In November 2019, Kelleher sparred with Barry Hall to prepare for Halls fight against Paul Gallen. [28] Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kelleher was not able to secure a fight until October 2020. Kelleher was originally scheduled to fight David Light in August 2020, however due to the Pandemic in New Zealand, the fight was called off. [29] In the second time of his career, Kelleher took on Jai Opetaia but this time for the WBO Global and IBF Asia Oceania Cruiserweight titles. [30] Kelleher lost the fight by TKO in the sixth round. [31] After a win over Waikato Falefehi, Kelleher took on former world title challenger to try capture the Australian National Cruiserweight title for the second time of his career. [32] Kelleher lost the fight by fifth-round TKO. [33]

On the 19th of March 2022, Kelleher took on New Zealand-born Australian Peter Sa'lesui. Sa'lesui won the fight by Majority Decision. The two fought again on the 7th of May 2022, but this time for the vacant IBO Oceania-Orient Cruiserweight title. [34] Sa'lesui won the rematch by Split Decision.

Boxing titles

Professional boxing record

22 fights15 wins5 losses
By knockout43
By decision112
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Lose15–5–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Sa'lesuiSD87 May 2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills, Queensland, AustraliaLost vacant IBO Oceania-Orient Cruiserweight title
21Lose15–4–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Sa'lesuiMD819 March 2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
20Win15–3–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waikato FalefehiUD54 September 2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
19Lose14–3–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Flanagan TKO5 (10), 2:4526 June 2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Entertainment Centre, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaLost vacant Australian National Cruiserweight title
18Win14–2–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waikato FalefehiUD65 March 2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
17Lose13–2–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jai Opetaia TKO6 (10), 1:5022 October 2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, AustraliaLost WBO Global & IBF Asia Cruiserweight titles
16Win13–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quintin CareyUD621 September 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
15Win12–1–2 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick FergusonUD108 June 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Star Gold Coast, Broadbeach, Queensland, AustraliaWon vacant IBF Pan Pacific Cruiserweight title
14Win11–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Uria AfamasagaUD1016 March 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, AustraliaDefended Australian National Cruiserweight title
13Win10–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad TraynorUD44 August 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
12Win9–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden JosephUD107 July 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, AustraliaWon Australian National Cruiserweight title
11Win8–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert FergusonUD421 April 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ipswich Basketball Stadium, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
10Lose7–1–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jai Opetaia TKO3 (10), 2:3617 January 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Star Sydney, Pyrmont, New South Wales, AustraliaLost Australian National cruiserweight title
9Win7–0–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nikolas CharalampousUD102 December 2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, Australia
8Win6–0–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris McClungTKO2 (4), 0:526 October 2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
7Win5–0–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Filipo Fonoti MasoeUD523 September 2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
6Win4–0–2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Stephen AnakTKO5 (8), 2:5927 May 2017 Flag of Singapore.svg Resorts World Sentosa, SingaporeDefended UBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title
5Draw3–0–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett PetersMD418 March 2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eatons Hill Hotel.Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
4Win3–0–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Satria AntasenaKO3 (8),17 February 2017 Flag of Singapore.svg Foochow Building, SingaporeWon vacant UBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title
3Draw2–0–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel RussellSD53 December 2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Queensland, Australia
2Win2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Lovelock UD61 October 2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Met, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
1Win1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Filipo Fonoti MasoeTKO4 (4)13 August 2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg Pakuranga Rugby Club, South Auckland, New Zealand

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