Michael Zerafa

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Michael Zerafa
Michael Zerafa from Rival 60.jpg
Zerafa in a 2020 promotional film
Born (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesPretty Boy [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Reach182 cm (72 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins33
Wins by KO21
Losses5

Michael Zerafa (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth light middleweight title in 2018.

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Boxing career

Early in his career, he was the Victorian super-welterweight champion. [2]

Zerafa vs. Magomedov

On 24 October 2014, he lost to Arif Magomedov in his first fight outside Australia when challenging for the WBO Youth and Asia Pacific middleweight titles. [3] [4]

Zerafa vs. Quillin

On 12 September 2015, he lost via knockout to Peter Quillin in his second fight outside Australia. [5] The impact of the knockout caused him to leave the arena on a stretcher. [6]

Zerafa vs. Kirima

On 22 April 2016, Zerafa defeated Yosuke Kirima for the IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title. [7]

Zerafa vs. Brook

On 5 November 2018, it was announced Zerafa would face Kell Brook at the Sheffield Arena on 8 December 2018, in a WBA super-welterweight title eliminator. [8] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[ citation needed ]

Zerafa vs. Sherrington

On 12 April 2019, Zerafa returned home to Australia and defeated Les Sherrington via knockout.[ citation needed ]

Zerafa vs. Horn

He then defeated Jeff Horn for the WBA Oceania middleweight title in Bendigo on 31 August 2019, this time winning via technical knockout. Horn was ranked #3 by the WBA, #5 by the WBO and #14 by the IBF at middleweight at the time. [9]

Zerafa vs. Ritchie

On 9 November 2019, Zerafa was sparring with Dwight Ritchie when Ritchie collapsed in between rounds after a hit to the chest. Ritchie could not be revived and later died. [10]

Zerafa vs. Hardman

On 20 April 2022, Zerafa faced Isaac Hardman in an IBF title eliminator at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre where Zerafa would knockout Hardman in the second round. [11]

World title opportunity

Zerafa was originally slated to fight Esquiva Falcão for the vacant IBF middleweight world title. [12] However, Zerafa opted to pursue a World Boxing Association title fight against Erislandy Lara, so Falcão is now slated to fight Vincenzo Gualtieri for the IBF title. [13]

Professional boxing record

37 fights32 wins5 losses
By knockout202
By decision123
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
37Win32–5Tommy BrowneRTD1 (8), 2:0028 Aug 2024ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, Australia
36Loss31–5 Erislandy Lara TKO2 (12), 2:5930 Mar 2024 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For WBA middlewieght title
35Win31–4Danilo CreatiUD1023 Nov 2022 Aware Super Theatre, Sydney, Australia
34Win30–4Issac HardmanTKO2 (12), 1:2720 Apr 2022 Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia
33Win29–4Siliveni NawaiTKO4 (10), 2:5520 Dec 2021Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaRetained WBA Oceania middleweight title
32Win28–4 Anthony Mundine TKO1 (10), 2:0913 Mar 2021Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, AustraliaWon vacant WBA Oceania middleweight title
31Loss27–4 Jeff Horn MD1018 Dec 2019 Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, AustraliaLost WBA Oceania and WBO Oriental middleweight titles
30Win27–3 Jeff Horn TKO9 (10), 2:5531 Aug 2019 Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, AustraliaWon WBA Oceania, WBO Oriental, and vacant IBF Asia Oceania middleweight titles
29Win26–3Les SherringtonKO2 (8), 1:3112 Apr 2019Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
28Loss25–3 Kell Brook UD128 Dec 2018 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
27Win25–2José Agustín JulioTKO3 (10), 1:4631 Aug 2018Croatian Club, Melbourne, AustraliaRetained WBA Oceania light middleweight title
26Win24–2Wade RyanUD101 Jun 2018Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant WBA Oceania light middleweight title
25Win23–2Adam HarperUD1216 Mar 2018Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant Commonwealth light middleweight title
24Win22–2Tomás Andrés ReynosoKO6 (8), 2:5817 Jun 2017Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
23Win21–2Renato OliveiraTKO3 (10), 2:3210 Dec 2016Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, AustraliaRetained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
22Win20–2István ZellerTKO5 (10), 2:3213 Aug 2016 Melbourne Park Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia
21Win19–2Yosuke KirimaUD1222 Apr 2016Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title
20Win18–2Gustavo Alberto SánchezKO4 (8)6 Dec 2015Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
19Loss17–2 Peter Quillin KO5 (12), 1:0612 Sep 2015 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
18Win17–1Yuttana WongdaTKO4 (6), 0:4927 Mar 2015Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
17Win16–1Bruno CarvalhoTKO5 (6), 1:295 Dec 2014La Mirage Reception & Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia
16Loss15–1 Arif Magomedov UD1024 Oct 2014 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, RussiaFor vacant WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Youth middleweight titles
15Win15–0Joe ReaUD827 Jun 2014Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
14Win14–0Luke SharpUD827 Feb 2014Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
13Win13–0Athit PraditphonTKO8 (8)13 Dec 2013Club Italia Sporting Club, Melbourne, Australia
12Win12–0Amnat DaengphayapKO2 (8)8 Nov 2013Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
11Win11–0Anton OlarteUD107 Jun 2013Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
10Win10–0Richard Kenneth CarrTKO3 (6), 0:2719 Apr 2013 Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
9Win9–0Adrian CampbellUD1021 Feb 2013Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaRetained WBC-ABCO Continental light middleweight title
8Win8–0David GalvinUD1016 Nov 2012Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant WBC-ABCO Continental light middleweight title
7Win7–0Ariel OmongosTKO2 (8), 2:3429 Jun 2012Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
6Win6–0Faisal FayadSD811 Nov 2011Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant ANBF Victoria State light middleweight title
5Win5–0Xingxin YangTKO4 (6), 1:0326 Aug 2011 Coburg City Hall, Melbourne, Australia
4Win4–0Aswin CabuyUD422 Jul 2011Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Melbourne, Australia
3Win3–0Jean ClaudeTKO1 (4), 0:458 Jul 2011Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
2Win2–0David GallUD41 Apr 2011 Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
1Win1–0Peter MakrypodisKO1 (4), 1:4218 Mar 2011Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Personal life

His mother is from Australia and his father is from Malta. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Michael Zerafa". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Andrew; Leader, Hume (5 April 2016). "Craigieburn boxer Michael Zerafa fights for Pan Pacific belt". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Faces: Arif Magomedov - The Ring". 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Zerafa aims to 'ice' hot Mogomedov".
  5. ↑ "Quillin stops Zerafa in fifth with powerful right". 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Update: Zerafa doing well after scary KO". 12 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Voice of the Maltese No. 131". 4 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kell Brook to fight Michael Zerafa on December 8, live on Sky Sports".
  9. ↑ "Horn vs Zerafa - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Australian boxer Dwight Ritchie dies in a training accident aged 27 - ABC News". ABC News. 9 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Michael Zerafa vs. Issac Hardman: Zerafa scores second-round KO victory - Sporting News". 14 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Rafael, Dan (16 March 2023). "Notebook: 'Zurdo' returns, turns page after being outclassed by Bivol". danrafael.substack.com.
  13. ↑ Orban, Jonny (15 March 2023). "Kampf um IBF-WM: Mega-Chance für Gualtieri und AGON!".
  14. ↑ "Michael Zerafa: 'I'm not a stripper; I'm a boxer' - The Ring". 1 September 2015.
Achievements
Preceded by WBO Oriental middleweight champion
31 August – 18 December 2019		Succeeded by
Jeff Horn
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