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| Diana Prazak | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 20 July 1979 Melbourne, Australia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 4 |
Diana Prazak (born 20 July 1979) is an Australian professional boxer who held the WBC female super-featherweight title from 2013 to 2014. She is the first Australian boxer to have been ranked as the best active boxer, pound-for-pound, by BoxRec. [1]
At the age of 27, Prazak joined a local boxing gym to lose weight. [1] She took her first amateur fight at 64 kg after six months of training. As an amateur fighter Prazak had six fights and won them all via stoppage. The last such fight was for a national title, making her the Australian Amateur Light Welterweight Champion. This was her last amateur fight before turning professional. [1]
Prazak made her professional boxing debut on 13 March 2010 in Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia. She was defeated via unanimous decision after six rounds with fellow Australian Sarah Howett. [2] In 2013, she fought against Super Featherweight Champion Frida Wallberg, who was defeated by her in Sweden with a knock out in the 8th round. Prazak won the title, Wallberg was hospitalized and received emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on her brain from a cerebral haemorrhage. [3]
This fight, and the road leading to it, is captured in the documentary Bittersweet, showing Dutch former professional boxer Lucia Rijker training Diane to prepare her for the fight.
| 18 fights | 14 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Loss | 14–4 |  Kali Reis | MD | 10 | 20 Aug 2021 | Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, California, US | For WBA and vacant IBO female super lightweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 |  Milagros Gabriela Díaz | UD | 6 | 13 Mar 2021 | Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 16 | Loss | 13–3 |  Delfine Persoon | TKO | 9 (10), 1:28 | 11 Nov 2014 | Zwevezele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | For WBC female lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 |  Shannon O'Connell | TKO | 5 (10), 1:56 | 1 Mar 2014 | The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia | Retained WBC female super-featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 |  Frida Wallberg | KO | 8 (10), 1:19 | 14 Jun 2013 | Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, Stockholm, Sweden | Won WBC and WBAN female super-featherweight titles |
| 13 | Loss | 11–2 | Holly Holm | UD | 10 | 7 Dec 2012 | Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | For vacant IBA and WBF female light-welterweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Fatuma Zarika | UD | 10 | 20 Apr 2012 | Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia | Retained WIBA super-featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Lucia Larcinese | UD | 6 | 19 Jan 2012 | Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island, New York, US | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Lindsay Garbatt | TKO | 9 (10), 2:00 | 24 Sep 2011 | Grand Star Receptions, Hobsons Bay, Australia | Won WIBA super-featherweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 |  Siriphon Chanbuala | TKO | 3 (8), 1:08 | 13 Aug 2011 | BoxingFit Arena, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Bronwyn Wylie | UD | 10 | 13 Jun 2011 | Grand Star Receptions, Hobsons Bay, Australia | Won vacant PABA female and WIBA International super-featherweight titles |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Eileen Forrest | KO | 1 (6), 1:09 | 1 May 2011 | Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Malin Morgan | TKO | 6 (8), 0:32 | 10 Apr 2011 | Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia | Won vacant Australia female light-welterweight title |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Nong Tak Sakrungruang | TKO | 6 (6), 1:00 | 21 Nov 2010 | Reggio Calabria Club, Moreland, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Sara George | TKO | 4 (6), 1:53 | 10 Oct 2010 | Town Hall, Moreland, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Rachael Phillips | UD | 4 | 17 Sep 2010 | Whitehorse Club, Whitehorse, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Kay Hodgson | TKO | 3 (4), 1:59 | 17 Jul 2010 | Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Sarah Howett | UD | 6 | 13 Mar 2010 | Racecourse Reception Centre, Moonee Valley, Australia | |
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