Willis Meehan

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Willis Meehan
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Meehan playing for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameWillis Pele Meehan
Born (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 27)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Position Second-row, Prop, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014 Sydney Roosters 10000
Source: [1]
Boxing career
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Hitman
Weight(s) Heavyweight
NationalityAustralian
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins11
Wins by KO9
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Willis Pele "The Hitman" Meehan (born 11 September 1995) is an Australian professional boxer. [2] [3] He previously played professional rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He played at second-row , prop and lock. He has been compared to good friend and another rugby league-boxer and former teammate Sonny Bill Williams. [2]

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Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Meehan moved to New South Wales, Australia, at a young age and played his junior football for the West Ryde Aliens and Wyong Roos before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

In 2013 and 2014, Meehan played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team. [4] In 2013, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. In Round 14 of the 2014 NRL season, Meehan made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Newcastle Knights. [5] On 2 September 2014, he was named at lock in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. [6] In 2015, Meehan was stood down by the Roosters after being charged with robbery in company and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. [7] He was sacked by the club in July 2015. [8] Meehan later played for Manly and the Auburn Warriors in the lower grades. In 2017, he signed a contract with Parramatta but was blocked from playing in the NRL for the 2017 NRL season. He instead played for the clubs feeder team Wentworthville. [9]

Boxing

As a 17-year-old, Meehan won the Australian super-heavyweight boxing title and hoped to fight at the Commonwealth Games, [10] narrowly missing out. In 2016, he hopes to fight at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [11]

On 31 January 2015, Meehan fought on the undercard of the Sonny Bill Williams v Chauncy Welliver bout. [12]

On 15 November 2015, Meehan defeated Leamy Tato; however, the main event saw Meehan's father defeated by Joseph Parker. [13]

Professional boxing record

9 fights9 wins0 losses
By knockout70
By decision20
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Win9–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila KalmanUD630 Aug 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
8Win8–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Esteban RuizKO1 (6), 0:441 Mar 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
7Win7–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Richard NemethTKO1 (6), 1:3617 Nov 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
6Win6–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Jonasa KavikaKO2 (8), 2:136 Jul 2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roma Function Centre, Sydney, AustraliaWon vacant WBF (Foundation) Australasian heavyweight title
5Win5–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Riki BarclayTKO1 (6), 1:0227 Apr 2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia
4Win4–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Leamy Lakopo TatoTKO2 (4), 0:3015 Oct 2015 Flag of New Zealand.svg The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
3Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Freddie MillerTKO2 (4), 2:4331 Jan 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
2Win2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alofa SolituaKO1 (4), 1:283 Dec 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
1Win1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Will QuarrieUD422 Nov 2014 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

Personal life

Meehan is the son of professional boxer, Kali Meehan. [10] He converted to Islam in 2015. [14]

In April 2015, Meehan was charged with headbutting a man and stealing his watch near The Star, Sydney. [15] However, he was not convicted after his robbery in company charge was thrown out. [14] Meehan later revealed he had been working, while playing for the Roosters, as a stand-over man to settle debts for Australian Hells Angels Bikies. [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 PHIL ROTHFIELD (12 July 2013). "The new version of Sonny Bill Williams has been discovered". THE DAILY TELEGRAPH. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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  6. ↑ "HOLDEN CUP TEAM OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sydney Roosters youngster Willis Meehan to be stood down for alleged casino assault". ABC News (Australia) . 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Rothfield, Phil (19 July 2015). "Roosters forced to sack boom forward Willis Meehan after a series of off-field issues". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  9. ↑ "Parramatta Sign Troubled NRL Player, Effective Immediately". www.triplem.com.au.
  10. 1 2 Kieza, Grantlee (5 April 2014). "Sydney Roosters teenager Willis Meehan on track for Commonwealth Games boxing spot". couriermail.com.au.
  11. ↑ David Riccio (8 June 2014). "Willis Meehan has been chosen as 18th man for the Roosters clash against the Storm". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  12. ↑ CHRIS BARCLAY (1 February 2015). "Sonny Bill Williams wins comfortable unanimous decision". Stuff. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Video: 'Stop the f**king fight' - Boxer pleads with referee to stop fight for opponent's sake". Independent.ie. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  14. 1 2 Jamie Pandaram (9 October 2015). "Sacked Sydney Roosters player Willis Meehan reveals his role as standover man for criminal gangs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sydney Roosters forward Willis Meehan stood down after headbutting a man and stealing his watch". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Boxing: Meehan Jr credits SBW for turnaround". NZ Herald. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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