Billy Moeller

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Billy Moeller
Born
Billy Moeller

(1949-06-24) 24 June 1949 (age 74)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Statistics
Weight class feather, super feather, light, light welter, welterweight
Weight(s)123+14 to 142 lb (55.9 to 64.4 kg)
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins35 (KO 9)
Losses12 (KO 1)
Draws5

Billy Moeller (born 24 June 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian super featherweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the New South Wales State (Australia) lightweight title against Jeff Malcolm, his professional fighting weight varied from 123+14 lb (55.9 kg; 8 st 11.3 lb), i.e. featherweight to 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight. [1]

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References

  1. "Billy Moeller". BoxRec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.