Michael Zerafa
Michael Zerafa | |
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Nickname(s) | Pretty Boy[1] |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Reach | 182 cm (72 in) |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 25 March 1992
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 33 |
Wins | 29 |
Wins by KO | 18 |
Losses | 4 |
Michael Zerafa (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian professional boxer who held the Commonwealth super-welterweight title in 2018.
Boxing career[]
Early in his career, he was the Victorian super-welterweight champion.[2]
On 24 October 2014, he lost to Arif Magomedov in his first fight outside Australia when challenging for the WBO Youth and Asia Pacific middleweight titles.[3][4]
On 12 September 2015, he lost via knockout to Peter Quillin in his second fight outside Australia.[5] The impact of the knockout caused him to leave the arena on a stretcher.[6]
On 22 April 2016, Zerafa defeated Yosuke Kirima for the IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title.[7]
On 5 November 2018, it was announced Zerafa would face Kell Brook at the Sheffield Arena on 8 December 2018, in a WBA super-welterweight title eliminator.[8] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
On 12 April 2019, Zerafa returned home to Australia and defeated Les Sherrington via knockout. He then defeated Jeff Horn for the WBA Oceania middleweight title in Bendigo on 31 August 2019, this time winning via technical knockout.
On 9 November 2019, Zerafa was sparring with Dwight Ritchie when Ritchie collapsed in between rounds after a hit to the chest. Ritchie could not be revived and later died.[9]
Personal life[]
His mother is from Australia and his father is from Malta.[10]
Professional boxing record[]
33 fights | 29 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 18 | 1 |
By decision | 11 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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33 | Win | 29–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10), 2:55 | 20 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Oceania middleweight title |
32 | Win | 28–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:09 | 13 Mar 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Oceania middleweight title |
31 | Loss | 27–4 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 18 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
Lost WBA Oceania and WBO Oriental middleweight titles |
30 | Win | 27–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:55 | 31 Aug 2019 | ![]() |
Won WBA Oceania and WBO Oriental middleweight titles |
29 | Win | 26–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 1:31 | 12 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
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28 | Loss | 25–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 25–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:46 | 31 Aug 2018 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Oceania light-middleweight title |
26 | Win | 24–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1 Jun 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Oceania light-middleweight title |
25 | Win | 23–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight title |
24 | Win | 22–2 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (8), 2:58 | 17 Jun 2017 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 21–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:32 | 10 Dec 2016 | ![]() |
Retained IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title |
22 | Win | 20–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:32 | 13 Aug 2016 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Apr 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific middleweight title |
20 | Win | 18–2 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8) | 6 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
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19 | Loss | 17–2 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 1:06 | 12 Sep 2015 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:49 | 27 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:29 | 5 Dec 2014 | ![]() |
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16 | Loss | 15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 24 Oct 2014 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Youth middleweight titles |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 27 Jun 2014 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 27 Feb 2014 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8) | 13 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8) | 8 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 7 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 0:27 | 19 Apr 2013 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 21 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBC-ABCO Continental light-middleweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 16 Nov 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC-ABCO Continental light-middleweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:34 | 29 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 11 Nov 2011 | ![]() |
Won vacant Victoria State light-middleweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 1:03 | 26 Aug 2011 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 22 Jul 2011 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 0:45 | 8 Jul 2011 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 1 Apr 2011 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:42 | 18 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "BoxRec: Michael Zerafa". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Andrew; Leader, Hume (5 April 2016). "Craigieburn boxer Michael Zerafa fights for Pan Pacific belt". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "New Faces: Arif Magomedov - The Ring". 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Zerafa aims to 'ice' hot Mogomedov".
- ^ "Quillin stops Zerafa in fifth with powerful right".
- ^ "Update: Zerafa doing well after scary KO".
- ^ "The Voice of the Maltese No. 131".
- ^ "Kell Brook to fight Michael Zerafa on December 8, live on Sky Sports".
- ^ "Australian boxer Dwight Ritchie dies in a training accident aged 27 - ABC News".
- ^ "Michael Zerafa: 'I'm not a stripper; I'm a boxer' - The Ring". 1 September 2015.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian male boxers
- Middleweight boxers
- Australian people of Maltese descent