List of Australian cruiserweight boxing champions

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The Australian cruiserweight boxing championship is a title administered by the Australian National Boxing Federation (previously the Australian Boxing Federation) since its inauguration in 1981. [1] The title is currently vacant. [2]

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List of champions

r Champion relinquished title.
s Champion stripped of title.

No.ChampionNat.Reign BeganReign EndedTitle defensesNotesSource(s)
1 Tony Mundine
def. Steve Aczel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 24 July 1981March, 1984r-Retired in March, 1984 [3]
2 Kevin Wagstaff
def. Wally Carr
Flag of England.svg 1 June 1984????def. Roy Bijkerk on 18 November 1985
def. Falu Atti on 10 March 1986
-
3 Apollo Sweet
def. Dave Russell
Flag of Samoa.svg 3 July 1988November, 1990rdef. Kevin Wagstaff on 16 November 1988
drw. Daniel Saylor on 17 March 1989
def. Craig Petersen on 16 October 1989
def. Vivian Schwalger on 2 March 1990
drw. Dave Russell on 2 October 1990
Retired in November, 1990 [4]
4 Gary Wills
def. Daniel Saylor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13 October 1991????def. Bekir Kantarci on 20 June 1992-
5 Dave Russell
def. Vivian Schwalger
Flag of England.svg 31 July 1992????--
6 Ted Cofie
def. Vivian Schwalger
Flag of Ghana.svg 7 May 199323 February 1994def. Steve Unterholzer on 17 June 1993
def. Moli Kaufusi on 25 September 1993
-
7 Phil Gregory
def. Ted Cofie
Flag of England.svg 23 February 19941 December 1995def. Steve Unterholzer on 18 August 1994
def. John Connelly on 29 May 1995
drw. Peter Kinsella on 15 August 1995
-
8 Peter Kinsella
def. Phil Gregory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 December 19953 June 1997--
9 Sam Soliman
def. Peter Kinsella
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 June 199728 November 1997--
10 Adrian Bellin
def. Sam Soliman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 28 November 199723 October 1998def. Peter Kinsella on 27 March 1998
def. Peter Kinsella on 4 July 1998
def. Phil Gregory on 2 October 1998
-
11 Mosese Sorovi
def. Adrian Bellin
Flag of Fiji.svg 23 October 1998December, 1998r-Moved up to super middleweight by December, 1998 [5]
12 Tosca Petridis
def. Adrian Bellin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 23 April 199924 March 2000--
13 Adam Watt
def. Tosca Petridis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 24 March 2000June, 2000r-Competed for Commonwealth Cruiser Title in June and World Cruiser Title in October, 2000 [6]
14 Daniel Rowsell
def. Paul Murdoch
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 24 November 2000September, 2001rdef. Paul Smallman on 2 March 2001
def. Lawrence Tauasa on 13 July 2001
Competed for PABA Cruiser Title in September, 2001 [7]
15 Jamie Wallace
def. Justin Clements
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 19 July 20026 December 2002--
16 Simon Paterson
def. Jamie Wallace
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 December 2002February, 2002r-Competed for IBF Pan Pacific Cruiser Title in February 2002 [8]
17 Lawrence Tauasa
def. Tosca Petridis
Flag of Samoa.svg 21 February 2003January, 2004rdef. Jamie Wallace on 18 July 2003Moved up to super middleweight by January, 2004 [9]
18 Tosca Petridis
def. Brett Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 March 20047 March 2004r-Retired after winning title on 7 March 2004 [10]
19 Daniel Ammann
def. Justin Clements
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 29 July 200613 May 2011def. Dominic Vea on 3 November 2006
def. Nermin Sabanovic on 2 March 2007
def. Anthony McCracken on 31 August 2007
def. Brett Smith on 29 February 2008
-
20 Brad Pitt
def. Daniel Ammann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13 May 2011November, 2011r-Competed for OPBF Cruiser Title in November, 2011 [11]
21 Daniel Ammann
def. Mostyn Niemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 February 201224 May 2014def. Anthony McCracken on 15 June 2012
def. Pieter Cronje on 7 September 2012
def. David Aloua on 30 January 2013
def. Kane Watts on 28 April 2013
-
22 Mark Flanagan
def. Daniel Ammann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 24 May 2014????def. Shane Quinn on 3 December 2014-
23 Kane Watts
def. Emosi Solitua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 August 2015????--
24 Aaron Russell
def. James Porter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4 June 2016????--
25 Danny Green
def. Kane Watts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 August 2016????def. Anthony Mundine on 3 February 2017-
26 Jai Opetaia
def. Daniel Ammann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15 July 2017????def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018-
27 Jayden Joseph
def. Uria Afamasaga
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 April 20187 July 2018def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018-
28 Benjamin Kelleher
def. Jayden Joseph
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 July 2018????def. Uria Afamasaga on 16 March 2019-
29 Daniel Russell
def. Jayden Joseph
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 30 August 201914 December 2019--
30 Jason Whateley
def. Daniel Russell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 December 2019????--

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References

  1. "HISTORY OF ANBF – ANBF". anbf.org.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "Champions | Australian National Boxing Federation".
  3. Tony Mundine at BoxRec
  4. Apollo Sweet at BoxRec
  5. Mosese Sorovi at BoxRec
  6. Adam Watt at BoxRec
  7. Daniel Rowsell at BoxRec
  8. Simon Paterson at BoxRec
  9. Lawrence Tauasa at BoxRec
  10. Tosca Petridis at BoxRec
  11. Brad Pitt at BoxRec