Lucas Browne

Lucas Browne

Browne in 2014
Born Lucas Browne
(1979-04-14) 14 April 1979
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Other names Big Daddy
Nationality Australian
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 77 in (196 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Trainer Rodney Williams
Professional boxing record
Total 24
Wins 24
By knockout 21
Losses 0
By knockout 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 6
By knockout 6
Losses 2
By knockout 2
By submission 0
Draws 0
Other information
Website www.lucas-browne.com
Boxing record from BoxRec

Lucas Browne (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian professional boxer and former mixed martial artist. He is the current WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion, having previously held the Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles. His most notable professional boxing wins are over former world champions James Toney and Ruslan Chagaev. Browne is currently under investigation for testing positive for clenbuterol.

Professional boxing career

Browne turned professional on 20 March 2009. He won his first contest by fourth round knockout. On 17 February 2012, Browne became the Australian heavyweight champion by knocking out Colin Wilson in three rounds.

On 28 April 2013, he defeated the future hall of famer and three-weight division world champion James Toney by twelve round unanimous decision. Three months later, he stopped former NABF heavyweight champion Travis Walker in seven rounds. In November 2013, Browne scored a fifth round TKO of future European heavyweight champion Richard Towers.

On 26 April 2014, he scored a fifth round KO of Éric Martel-Bahoéli to claim the Commonwealth heavyweight title. On 5 March 2016, Browne made history by becoming the first Australian to win a version of the world heavyweight championship, by stopping Ruslan Chagaev in ten rounds to become WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion in Russia.

Championships and accomplishments

Boxing

Mixed martial arts

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 24 wins (21 knockouts), 0 losses (0 knockouts)[9]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Win 24–0 Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev TKO 10 (12), 2:27 05 Mar 2016 Russia Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Chechnya Won WBA (Regular) Heavyweight title.
23 Win 23–0 United States Julius Long KO 9 (10), 2:59 14 Aug 2015 Australia Melbourne Pavilion, Kensington, Victoria
21 Win 22–0 United States Chauncy Welliver RTD 5 (12), 3:00 12 Nov 2014 Australia Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Victoria Retained EPBC & WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight titles.
21 Win 21–0 Ukraine Andriy Rudenko UD 12 01 Aug 2014 United Kingdom Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Retained EPBC Heavyweight title.
20 Win 20–0 Canada Éric Martel-Bahoéli KO 5 (12), 1:26 26 Apr 2014 United Kingdom Ponds Forge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Won vacant Commonwealth & vacant EPBC Heavyweight titles.
19 Win 19–0 New Zealand Clarence Tillman III KO 2 (6), 2:23 13 Dec 2013 Australia Melbourne Pavilion, Kensington, Victoria
18 Win 18–0 United Kingdom Richard Towers TKO 5 (12), 0:51 02 Nov 2013 United Kingdom Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
17 Win 17–0 United States Travis Walker RTD 7 (10), 3:00 25 Jul 2013 Australia Melbourne Pavilion, Kensington, Victoria
16 Win 16–0 United States James Toney UD 12 28 Apr 2013 Australia Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, Victoria Won vacant WBF World Heavyweight title.
15 Win 15–0 Japan Kotatsu Takehara KO 1 (8), 1:08 01 Mar 2013 Australia Lions Richlands, Richlands, Queensland
14 Win 14–0 United States Jason Gavern TKO 3 (10), 2:23 11 Dec 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, S.A.R.
13 Win 13–0 Zimbabwe Hastings Rasani TKO 1 (6), 0:44 16 Jun 2012 United Kingdom Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, Greater Manchester
12 Win 12–0 United Kingdom Paul Butlin TKO 4 (6), 1:15 21 Apr 2012 United Kingdom Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester
11 Win 11–0 Australia Colin Wilson KO 3 (10), 2:56 17 Feb 2012 Australia RSL Club Southport, Southport, Queensland Won vacant Australian Heavyweight title.
10 Win 10–0 Tonga Alipate Liava'a TKO 1 (4), 1:51 09 Dec 2011 Australia WA Italian Club, Perth, Western Australia
9 Win 9–0 New Zealand Paula Lakai KO 4 (4), 1:57 05 Nov 2011 Australia WA Italian Club, Perth, Western Australia
8 Win 8–0 New Zealand Fai Falamoe TKO 5 (10), 2:59 30 Sep 2011 Australia Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah, New South Wales Won vacant WBF Asia-Pacific Heavyweight title.
7 Win 7–0 New Zealand Clarence Tillman III UD 12 05 Aug 2011 Australia Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Won vacant UBC Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Scott Belshaw KO 2 (4), 1:40 13 May 2011 Australia Melbourne Pavilion, Kensington, Victoria
5 Win 5–0 New Zealand Henry Taani KO 1 (6), 2:34 15 Apr 2011 Australia Western Australian Basketball Centre, Mount Claremont, Western Australia
4 Win 4–0 Tonga Alipate Liava'a KO 3 (6), 1:35 02 Apr 2011 Australia Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
3 Win 3–0 Australia John Szigeti KO 3 (6), 1:17 04 Feb 2011 Australia RSL Club Southport, Southport, Queensland
2 Win 2–0 New Zealand Sam Leuii TKO 1 (4), 2:10 01 Jul 2010 Australia Penrith Panthers R.L.F.C, Penrith, New South Wales
1 Win 1–0 Australia Jason Keir KO 4 (4), 0:33 20 Mar 2009 Australia Manly-Warringah R.L.C, Brookvale, New South Wales Professional debut.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6–2 Jim York TKO (Punches) XMMA – Xtreme MMA 3 5 November 2010 2 1:52 Sydney
Win 6–1 Sam Brown KO (Punches) Shamrock Events – Kings of Kombat 1 29 August 2010 3 3:16 Melbourne
Loss 5–1 Daniel Cormier TKO (Punches) XMMA 2 – ANZ vs. USA 31 July 2010 1 4:35 Sydney
Win 5–0 Leamy Tato TKO (Punches) XMMA 1 – Xtreme MMA 20 December 2009 2 2:42 Sydney Won the XMMA Heavyweight Championship
Win 4–0 Willie Moon TKO (punches) CFC – Cage Fighting Championships 11 20 November 2009 1 n/a Sydney
Win 3–0 Felise Leniu KO (Punches) CFC 10 – Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals 21 August 2009 2 1:14 Sydney
Win 2–0 Tui Wright TKO (Doctor Stoppage) CFC 8 – Light Heavyweight Grand Prix 22 May 2009 1 0:23 Sydney
Win 1–0 Jeff King TKO (punches) CFC 7 – Battle at the Big Top 20 February 2009 2 1:47 Sydney

Personal life

Browne has three children and before becoming a professional boxer and mixed martial artist he was a nightclub bouncer in Kings Cross and a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels under-18s in the S. G. Ball Cup. Browne also made it to the top 50 of Australian Idol 2004.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/AU?division=Heavyweight
  2. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/COMM?division=Heavyweight
  3. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/WBA?division=Heavyweight
  4. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/WBAINT?division=Heavyweight
  5. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/WBCEUR?division=Heavyweight
  6. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/WBF?division=Heavyweight
  7. ↑ http://boxrec.com/title/WBFASP?division=Heavyweight
  8. ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/2010/07/with-opponents-scarce-strikeforces-daniel-cormier-heads-to-australian-xmma-show
  9. ↑ Lucas Browne – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  10. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/lucas-browne-gave-up-budding-singing-career-after-appearing-on-australian-idol/news-story/df23c340538d794ba40225e170501293

External links

Achievements
Preceded by
Ruslan Chagaev		 WBA Heavyweight Champion
Regular Title
5 March 2016 – present 		Incumbent
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