Coordinates | 28°36′36″N77°13′48″N |
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Name | Anthony Mundine |
Realname | Anthony Mundine |
Nationality | Australian (Indigenous) |
Height | |
Weight | Middleweight |
Birth date | May 21, 1975 |
Birth place | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia |
Home | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Style | Orthodox |
Total | 44 |
Wins | 41 |
Ko | 24 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Anthony Mundine (born 21 May 1975) is an Indigenous Australian professional boxer and former rugby league footballer.
He is a former two-time WBA Super Middleweight champion boxer, former and former IBO Middleweight champion and New South Wales State of Origin representative footballer. He is also the son of legendary boxer, Tony Mundine.
Mundine has had a stormy relationship with the media. His conversion to Islam in 1999, self-promotion and outspoken opinions have created a love-hate relationship with the Australian public. He was named the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Person of the Year in 2000. He has also won The Deadlys Award as Male Sportsperson of the Year in 2003, 2006 and 2007 amongst others.
Name | Anthony Mundine |
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Birth date | May 21, 1975 |
Birth place | Newtown, New South Wales , Australia |
Height | |
Weight | |
Position | |
Club1 | St. George Dragons |
Year1start | 1993 |
Year1end | 96 |
Appearances1 | 60 |
Tries1 | 30 |
Goals1 | 3 |
Fieldgoals1 | 1 |
Points1 | 127 |
Club2 | Brisbane Broncos |
Year2start | 1997 |
Appearances2 | 11 |
Tries2 | 3 |
Goals2 | 0 |
Fieldgoals2 | 0 |
Points2 | 12 |
Club3 | St. George Dragons |
Year3start | 1998 |
Appearances3 | 23 |
Tries3 | 7 |
Goals3 | 0 |
Fieldgoals3 | 1 |
Points3 | 29 |
Club4 | St. George Illawarra |
Year4start | 1999 |
Year4end | 00 |
Appearances4 | 33 |
Tries4 | 19 |
Goals4 | 0 |
Fieldgoals4 | 0 |
Points4 | 76 |
Teama | New South Wales |
Yearastart | 1999 |
Appearancesa | 3 |
Triesa | 1 |
Goalsa | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa | 0 |
Pointsa | 4 |
Retired | yes |
Source | Rugby League Project |
In 1994, he represented the Junior Kangaroos, the team that beat Great Britain's under-19s in the curtain-raiser to the Australia v. France Test at Parramatta Stadium.
In 1996, he played in a losing Grand Final, against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. At the end of that season he announced that he was signing with the Brisbane Broncos in the Super League competition.
In 1997 he played 18 games for the Broncos, scoring three tries. He also played in his first winning Grand Final team, beating the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In 1998, after turning his back on the Broncos, he returned to the Dragons.
Mundine was selected to play for New South Wales state rugby league team in each of the three matches of the 1999 State of Origin series, scoring a try in Game I. That year he also assisted the Dragons' run to the Grand Final, with a hat-trick against the Sharks in the Major Semi-Final. The following week the Dragons lost to the Melbourne Storm in the Grand Final. Ironically he missed a try that would have won the Dragons the title.
Mundine was disappointed that further representative honours did not follow, and believed that his representative opportunities did not reflect his abilities and achievements at club level. He raised the issue of racism as a possible explanation for this, but this explanation was refuted by another Aboriginal player who represented New South Wales.
Anthony Mundine left rugby league half way through the 2000 season, after being inspired to go into boxing, when a friend, Abdi Osman, showed him a video of Muhammad Ali. Mundine was intrigued and felt that he could compete comfortably in the world of boxing.
In 2005 Mundine was reported to be making a comeback to the NRL, but this did not eventuate.
Mundine has close family ties to rugby league: he is the cousin of Amos Roberts and Beau, both NRL footballers. He is also the brother-in-law of Tyran Smith who married Mundine's sister, Kellie.
Mundine fought his first professional boxing match in July 2000, at the age of 25. After a limited amateur career (he had 4 amateur fights when he was 17), his first professional fight was against New Zealander Gerrard Zohs. Only 10 professional bouts later Mundine fought for his first world title against long reigning IBF supermiddleweight champion Sven Ottke in January 2001. The fight ended suddenly after 10 competitive rounds when Ottke landed a blow to Mundine's temple that left the latter unconscious on the canvas. Despite this dramatic loss, he returned to the ring, promising to fight again for a world title.
Since the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles had been unified by Sven Ottke, Ottke was upgraded to 'super' champion status by the WBA and the WBA super middleweight title was declared vacant (see undisputed champion). Mundine went on to claim the vacant WBA Super Middleweight title with a unanimous points decision over Antwun Echols on 3 September 2003, in front of his home crowd at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. He successfully defended his title once, before losing it in a hesitant performance and split points decision against Manny Siaca.
Mundine failed in his attempt to re-gain the WBA super middleweight title after losing by decision to Mikkel Kessler on 6 August 2005 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
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05/06/2011 | Win | Xavier Toliver | TKO (Towel thrown in) | 7 | Henderson, New Zealand | ||
13/04/2011 | Win | Garth Wood | Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||
08/12/2010 | Loss | Garth Wood | KO | 5 | 0:58 | Acer Arena, Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
15/09/2010 | Win | Ryan Waters | TKO | 10 | 0:24 | Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW, Australia | |
30/06/2010 | Win | Carlos Jerez | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||
11/1/2010 | Win | Robert Medley | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||
21/10/2009 | Win | Alejandro Gustavo Falliga | Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | Prospect, Tasmania, Australia | ||
27/05/2009 | Win | Daniel Geale | Decision (Split) | 12 | Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Won IBO Middleweight Title | |
11/02/2009 | Win | Shannon Taylor | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | Wollongong, NSW, Australia | Won Vacant WBA International Middleweight Title | |
11/12/2008 | Win | Rafael Sosa Pintos | Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | First fight at Middleweight | |
30/07/2008 | Win | Crazy Kim | Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | Newcastle, NSW, Australia | ||
28/05/2008 | Win | Sam Soliman | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | Defended WBA Super Middleweight Championship | |
27/02/2008 | Win | Nader Hamdan | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Defended WBA Super Middleweight Championship | |
10/12/2007 | Win | Jose Alberto Clavero | Knockout | 4 | 2:14 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Defended WBA Super Middleweight Championship |
27/06/2007 | Win | Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 3:00 | Broad Beach, QLD, Australia | Defended WBA Super Middleweight Championship |
07/03/2007 | Win | Sam Soliman | Knockout | 9 | 2:26 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Won vacant WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Note: This title is a secondary title as Mikkel Kessler was the reigning WBA 'Super Champion' at the time. |
15/11/2006 | Win | Ruben Eduardo Acosta | Knockout | 4 | 1:41 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
17/05/2006 | Win | Danny Green | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 3:00 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | WBA Super Middleweight Championship Eliminator |
11/12/2005 | Win | Rico Chong Nee | Technical Knockout | 3 | 3:00 | Perth, WA, Australia | |
07/09/2005 | Win | Rashid Matumla | Technical Knockout | 6 | 0:36 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |
08/06/2005 | Loss | Mikkel Kessler | Unanimous Decision | 12 | 3:00 | Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | For WBA super middleweight title |
2/2/2005 | Win | Darmel Castillo | Technical Knockout | 4 | 2:31 | Broadbeach, QLD, Australia | |
13/10/2004 | Win | Juarne Dowling | Technical Knockout | 3 | 2:19 | Carrara, QLD, Australia | |
08/09/2004 | Win | Sean Sullivan (boxer)|Sean Sullivan | Technical Knockout | 10 | 0:47 | Liverpool, NSW, Australia | |
5/5/2004 | Loss | Manny Siaca | Decision (Split) | 12 | 3:00 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Lost WBA Super Middleweight Championship |
19/01/2004 | Win | Yoshinori Nishizawa | Technical Knockout | 5 | 0:43 | Wollongong, NSW, Australia | Defended WBA Super Middleweight Championship |
09/03/2003 | Win | Antwun Echols | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 3:00 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Won vacant WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Note: This title is a secondary title as Sven Ottke was the reigning WBA 'Super Champion' at the time. |
17/03/2003 | Win | Rogerio Cacciatore | Technical Knockout | 1 | ? | Carrara, QLD, Australia | |
01/02/2003 | Win | Sean Sullivan | Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 3:00 | Auckland, New Zealand | Defended WBA Fedelatin Super Middleweight Title, Defended WBA Pan African Super Middleweight Title, Defended PABA Super Middleweight Title |
02/11/2002 | Win | Rick Thornberry | Technical Knockout | 11 | ? | Carrara, QLD, Australia | Won WBA Fedelatin Super Middleweight Title, Defended WBA Pan African Super Middleweight Title, Defended PABA Super Middleweight Title |
02/09/2002 | Win | Soon Botes | Knockout | 3 | ? | Liverpool, NSW, Australia | Won WBA Pan African Super Middleweight Championship, Defended PABA Super Middleweight Championship |
15/07/2002 | Win | Lester Ellis | Technical Knockout | 3 | 2:04 | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |
03/06/2002 | Win | Darren Obah | Technical Knockout | 6 | ? | Liverpool, NSW, Australia | Defended PABA Super Middleweight Championship |
01/04/2002 | Win | Roland Francis | Technical Knockout | 8 | ? | Carrara, QLD, Australia | Won PABA Super Middleweight Championship |
04/03/2002 | Win | Brad Mayo | Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | 3:00 | Townsville, QLD, Australia | |
01/12/2001 | Loss | Sven Ottke | Knockout | 10 | ? | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Lost IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Championship, For IBF super middleweight title |
20/10/2001 | Win | Guy Waters | Knockout | 2 | ? | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Defended IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Championship |
03/09/2001 | Win | Sam Soliman | Decision (Split) | 12 | 3:00 | Wollongong, NSW, Australia | Won IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Championship |
10/07/2001 | Win | Kevin Pompey | Technical Knockout | 3 | 0:57 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
18/06/2001 | Win | Mike Makata | Technical Knockout | 5 | ? | Liverpool, NSW, Australia | Defended PABA Super Middleweight Championship |
16/04/2001 | Win | Timo Masua | Knockout | 3 | ? | Carrara, QLD, Australia | Won PABA Super Middleweight Championship |
19/02/2001 | Win | Marc Bargero | Technical Knockout | 6 | ? | Gosford, NSW, Australia | Won Australian Super Middleweight Championship |
11/12/2000 | Win | Ian McLeod | Technical Knockout | 9 | ? | Wollongong, NSW, Australia | Fight Stopped On Cut |
30/10/2000 | Win | Heath Stenton | Decision (Unanimous) | 8 | 3:00 | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |
04/09/2000 | Win | Nik Taumafai | Technical Knockout | 6 | ? | Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
03/07/2000 | Win | Gerrard Zohs | Knockout | 4 | ? | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Professional Boxing Debut |
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