List of Australian cruiserweight boxing champions


The Australian cruiserweight boxing championship is a title administered by the Australian National Boxing Federation since its inauguration in 1981. The title is currently vacant.

List of champions

r - Champion relinquished title.

s - Champion stripped of title.

No.ChampionNat.Reign BeganReign EndedTitle defensesNotesSource
1Tony Mundine
24 July 1981March, 1984r-Retired in March, 1984
2Kevin Wagstaff
1 June 1984????def. Roy Bijkerk on 18 November 1985
def. Falu Atti on 10 March 1986
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3Apollo Sweet
3 July 1988November, 1990rdef. Kevin Wagstaff on 16 November 1985
drw. Daniel Saylor on 17 March 1989
def. Craig Petersen on 16 October 1989
def. Vivian Schwalger on 2 March 1990
drw. Dave Russell on 2 October 1990
Retired in November, 1990
4Gary Wills
13 October 1991????def. Bekir Kantarci on 20 June 1992-
5Dave Russell
31 July 1992????--
6Ted Cofie
7 May 199323 February 1994def. Steve Unterholzer on 17 June 1993
def. Moli Kaufusi on 25 September 1993
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7Phil Gregory
23 February 19941 December 1995def. Steve Unterholzer on 18 August 1994
def. John Connelly on 29 May 1995
drw. Peter Kinsella on 15 August 1995
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8Peter Kinsella
1 December 19953 June 1997--
9Sam Soliman
3 June 199728 November 1997--
10Adrian Bellin
28 November 199723 October 1998def. Peter Kinsella on 27 March 1998
def. Peter Kinsella on 4 July 1998
def. Phil Gregory on 2 October 1998
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11Mosese Sorovi
23 October 1998December, 1998r-Moved up to super middleweight by December, 1998
12Tosca Petridis
23 April 199924 March 2000--
13Adam Watt
24 March 2000June, 2000r-Competed for Commonwealth Cruiser Title in June and World Cruiser Title in October, 2000
14Daniel Rowsell
24 November 2000September, 2001rdef. Paul Smallman on 2 March 2001
def. Lawrence Tauasa on 13 July 2001
Competed for PABA Cruiser Title in September, 2001
15Jamie Wallace
19 July 20026 December 2002--
16Simon Paterson
6 December 2002February, 2002r-Competed for IBF Pan Pacific Cruiser Title in February 2002
17Lawrence Tauasa
21 February 2003January, 2004rdef. Jamie Wallace on 18 July 2003Moved up to super middleweight by January, 2004
18Tosca Petridis
7 March 20047 March 2004r-Retired after winning title on 7 March 2004
19Daniel Ammann
29 July 200613 May 2011def. Dominic Vea on 3 November 2006
def. Nermin Sabanovic on 2 March 2007
def. Anthony McCracken on 31 August 2007
def. Brett Smith on 29 February 2008
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20Brad Pitt
13 May 2011November, 2011r-Competed for OPBF Cruiser Title in November, 2011
21Daniel Ammann
17 February 201224 May 2014def. Anthony McCracken on 15 June 2012
def. Pieter Cronje on 7 September 2012
def. David Aloua on 30 January 2013
def. Kane Watts on 28 April 2013
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22Mark Flanagan
24 May 2014????def. Shane Quinn on 3 December 2014-
23Kane Watts
7 August 2015????--
24Aaron Russell
4 June 2016????--
25Danny Green
3 August 2016????def. Anthony Mundine on 3 February 2017-
26Jai Opetaia
15 July 2017????def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018-
27Jayden Joseph
27 April 20187 July 2018def. Benjamin Kelleher on 17 January 2018-
28Benjamin Kelleher
7 July 2018????def. Uria Afamasaga on 16 March 2019-
29Daniel Russell
30 August 201914 December 2019--
30Jason Whateley
14 December 2019????--