Khoder Nasser

Khoder Nasser is an Australian sports agent and boxing promoter who currently represents Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper.[1]

Early years

Nasser is of Lebanese descent, hailing from the village of Iaal, south-east of Tripoli. He graduated from University of Wollongong with a BA in economics and politics.[2]

He is married and lives near his parents in Sydney. His father is a former president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.[3]

Nasser is Muslim.[2]

Sports agent

Nasser met Anthony Mundine in the 1990s and the two connected, with Nasser eventually falling into a role as his manager.[2] Mundine retired from rugby league in 2000, becoming a professional boxer.

Nasser became the manager of Sonny Bill Williams in 2008. Later that year, Williams left rugby league club the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season in controversial circumstances and converted to rugby union.[3] Sonny Bill Williams began a part-time boxing career in 2009.

Nasser became the manager of Quade Cooper in 2011. He also manages Cory Paterson.[4] Cooper began a part-time boxing career in 2013.

Nasser and Mundine ended their business relationship in July 2012.[5][6]

In 2013 Williams returned to rugby league. However, his contract was delayed as Nasser was not an accredited National Rugby League player agent.[7][8]

In February 2013 a fight Nassar promoted between Williams and Francois Botha was marred in controversy over the scheduled length of the match, WBA accreditation, match-fixing claims and a failed drugs test.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 SBW-Botha rematch 'definite' nzherald.co.nz, 14 February 2013
  2. 1 2 3 Who is Khoder Nasser? New Zealand Herald, 4 February 2012
  3. 1 2 Khoder Nasser: The man behind Sonny Bill Williams' anger heraldsun.com.au, 24 May 2008
  4. ↑ Rugby faces agent of change smh.com.au, 20 May 2011
  5. ↑ Mundine admits to past mistakes sportal.com.au, 18 October 2012
  6. ↑ Anthony Mundine splits from manager Khoder Nasser adelaidenow.com.au, 21 July 2012
  7. ↑ Agent key to locking in Sonny Bill Williams stuff.co.nz, 25 March 2012
  8. ↑ Sonny Bill has contract approved by NRL rlpa.com.au, 21 December 2012
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