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Jeff Fenech Record

29-3-1
Total Fights33
Wins29
Losses3
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins3
Title Defenses8
Title-Fight KOs8
KO Wins21
KO Losses3
Jeff Fenech Record & Stats
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
“Marrickville Mauler”
Born
May 28, 1964
Age
59
Debut
Oct 12, 1984
Record
29-3-1
Title Fights
14
KOs
21 (63.6%)
Height
171 cm
Reach
171 cm
Ape Index
0 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
WBCIBF
FT
w1
d3
sBT
w1
d2
BT
w1
d3
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      What is Jeff Fenech's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 23 years and eight months, Jeff Fenech fought 33 times with 29 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

      Fenech retired from professional boxing with a record of 29-3-1, which included three world-title wins and eight successful title defense fights at three weight classes — bantamweight, super-bantamweight, and featherweight. He had a 63.6% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 21 of his total 33 fights being knockout wins, eight of which were in title fights. Fenech suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 10-round majority decision victory over Azumah Nelson on June 24, 2008.

      Some of Fenech's best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Azumah Nelson, Carlos Zarate, and Daniel Zaragoza), Samart Payakaroon, Tyrone Downes, Greg Richardson, Georgie Navarro, John Kalbhenn, and Satoshi Shingaki.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      33Jun 24, 200844Azumah NelsonWinMD
      32May 18, 199631Phillip HolidayLoss *TKO2
      31Mar 9, 199631Mike JuarezWinTKO2
      30Nov 18, 199531Tialano TovarWinTKO8
      29Jun 7, 199329Calvin GroveLossTKO7
      28Mar 1, 199227Azumah NelsonLoss *TKO8
      27Sep 13, 199127Miguel Angel FranciaWinUD
      26Jun 28, 199127Azumah NelsonDraw *SD
      25Jan 19, 199126John KalbhennWinTKO4
      24Nov 24, 198925Mario MartinezWinUD
      23Apr 8, 198924Marcos VillasanaWin *UD
      22Nov 11, 198824Georgie NavarroWin *TKO5
      21Aug 12, 198824Tyrone DownesWin *TKO5
      20Mar 7, 198823Victor CallejasWin *TKO10
      19Dec 11, 198723Osmar Alfredo AvilaWinKO1
      18Oct 16, 198723Carlos ZarateWin *TD
      17Jul 10, 198723Greg RichardsonWin *KO5
      16Jun 8, 198723Samart PayakaroonWin *KO4
      15Apr 3, 198722Tony MillerWinUD
      14Jul 18, 198622Steve McCroryWin *TKO14
      13Apr 11, 198621Daniel ZaragozaWinUD
      12Dec 2, 198521Jerome CoffeeWin *UD
      11Nov 4, 198521Kenny ButtsWinKO2
      10Aug 23, 198521Satoshi ShingakiWin *TKO4
      9Jul 26, 198521John FarrellWinTKO9
      8Jun 14, 198521John MatienzaWinTKO6
      7Apr 26, 198520Satoshi ShingakiWin *TKO9
      6Mar 4, 198520Rolando NavarroWinTKO4
      5Feb 1, 198520Wayne MulhollandWinTKO5
      4Dec 15, 198420Iliesa ManilaWinKO2
      3Nov 30, 198420Junior ThompsonWinTKO4
      2Oct 26, 198420Percy IsraelWinTKO7
      1Oct 12, 198420Bobby WilliamsWinTKO2

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Jeff Fenech (Marrickville Mauler) is a 59-year old retired Australian professional boxer. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on May 28, 1964. He is a former three-weight-class world champion. Fenech was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2002. His professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1984 to 2008.

      Fenech made his professional boxing debut against Bobby Williams at the age of 20 on October 12, 1984, defeating Williams via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 18 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on April 26, 1985 after 6 professional fights, against Satoshi Shingaki for the bantamweight IBF title. He defeated Shingaki via 9th round TKO to become the bantamweight champion of the world.

      Fenech has won three world titles at three weight classes. For all the details about Fenech's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Fenech had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson on June 24, 2008. Fenech won the fight via 10 round majority decision. It's been 15 years, 9 months, and 4 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Fenech had a total of 14 world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and eight successful title defenses. He won 11 of these fights, lost two, and drew in one.

      Title Wins

      Jeff Fenech fought for world titles in six fights and won three of these fights via stoppage. In total, he won three belts across three weight classes.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Mar 7, 1988Victor CallejasFeatherweightWBC*TKO
      Jun 8, 1987Samart PayakaroonSuper-bantamweightWBCKO
      Apr 26, 1985Satoshi ShingakiBantamweightIBFTKO
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      Jeff Fenech had eight world-title defense fights across three weight classes — bantamweight (x3), super-bantamweight (x2), and featherweight (x3). He won all of these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Apr 8, 1989Marcos VillasanaFeatherweightWBCUD
      Nov 11, 1988Georgie NavarroFeatherweightWBCTKO
      Aug 12, 1988Tyrone DownesFeatherweightWBCTKO
      Oct 16, 1987Carlos ZarateSuper-bantamweightWBCTD
      Jul 10, 1987Greg RichardsonSuper-bantamweightWBCKO
      Jul 18, 1986Steve McCroryBantamweightIBFTKO
      Dec 2, 1985Jerome CoffeeBantamweightIBFUD
      Aug 23, 1985Satoshi ShingakiBantamweightIBFTKO

      Highlights

      Fenech fought a total of 33 times during his professional career, which includes 14 world-title fights at five weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.

      • April 26, 1985: Fenech wins his first world title by defeating Satoshi Shingaki via 9th round TKO. He is now the IBF bantamweight world champion.

      • August 23, 1985: Fenech successfully defends the IBF bantamweight title against Satoshi Shingaki, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.

      • June 8, 1987: Fenech wins the WBC super-bantamweight title from Samart Payakaroon, by beating Payakaroon via 4th round KO.

      • July 10, 1987: Fenech successfully defends the WBC super-bantamweight title against Greg Richardson, winning the fight via 5th round KO.

      • October 16, 1987: Fenech successfully defends the WBC super-bantamweight title against Carlos Zarate, winning the fight via 4 round technical decision.

      • August 12, 1988: Fenech successfully defends the WBC featherweight title against Tyrone Downes, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.

      • November 11, 1988: Fenech successfully defends the WBC featherweight title against Georgie Navarro, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.

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